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Copyright paid for new music equipment, musical instruments and funded my Bachelor studies in Music Technology (Kingston University, London).<\/p><p>Later, during my Master\u2019s studies in Music Management (UiA, Norway), I was fortunate enough to be guided by bright minds from both industry and academia, namely:<br>Prof. Bendik Hofseth, Dr. Roger Wallis, Prof. Daniel Nordg\u00e5rd and the extraordinary Peter Jenner (Artist Manager for Pink Floyd, The Clash, Billy Bragg, T.Rex).<\/p><p>Since 2016, I have worked as a Copyright Consultant (music licensing) with professional experience from PRS for Music, International Copyright Enterprise (ICE), Heaven 11 and currently leading Copyright at Broma 16. Throughout my career I have been involved in international copyright\/tech projects together with NORCODE, WIPO and Creative Europe-EU Commision, to name a few. 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