But with “tech companies not exactly popular” and “the authorities eager to seek out some simple way of serving to the arts”, the idea could carry some “political weight”, says the BBC’s know-how correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones. The arts industry is price some £10.8bn a yr to the UK economy, but the crisis has “caused venues to shut, occasions to be cancelled, and left hundreds of jobs at risk”, says the news organisation. Some of Britain’s largest stars are calling for a portion of gross sales from tech devices to go in the course of a fund for performers and creators … Read More