©Isle of Man e business 2008 Welcome to the Isle of e business Ron Berry e business Inward Investment Advisor

©Isle of Man e business 2008

Welcome to the Isle of e business

Ron Berrye business Inward Investment Advisor


The Isle of Man Background Facts

•World’s oldest continuous parliament

•No party politics

•Not part of the UK

•Special relationship with EU



•Population 80,058

•52% not born on the island

•1.5% unemployment

•Financial services account for 36% of GDP

•GDP forecast to increase by 6%



•Standard & Poor’s and Moodys “AAA” credit rating

•14 awards from international financial publications since 1999

•Endorsements by UK Home office-•The Edwards Report

•The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

•Financial Stability Forum (FSF)

•International Monetary Fund (IMF)


Taxation in the Isle of Man

Companies

•0% income tax except for

–banking

–IOM land/property

•No withholding taxes

•No taxes on capital

•VAT as per UK


Taxation in the Isle of Man

Individuals

•Low rates of income tax£9,200 tax-free allowance

£10,500 @ 10%

rest at 18%

–maximum tax £100,000 pa per individual

•No taxes on capital

•VAT as per UK


Committed to e business

•Charteris e business strategy report approved by Tynwald in 2000

•e business Director appointed

•Electronic Transactions Act – a world first



•Significant growth by 2014

•Second largest sector behind banking

•Greatest potential for the future

•Five –fold growth in GDP in this sector

•Already running significantly ahead of projections



•The Isle of Man where business and technology converge

•e business targets -

e gaming

e downloads

e travel

e money

Disaster Recovery

IP and IA


Telecommunications

•IOM telecoms market regulated since 1986

•Policy – core infrastructure provider, plus strong service level competition

•Outcome = Investment + Customer choice


Telecoms Infrastructure

Total IOM Connectivity

• Highly resilient multiple service provider

• Physical off-island fibre links via BT, C&W and MEA

•Significant capacity for future growth




Infrastructure Quality

• A range of purpose built an retrofitted high quality Data Centres

•Fully diverse and guaranteed electricity

•Fully diverse and guaranteed connectivity 24 x 7 x 365 engineering resources



•Multiple providers of Co Location and Managed Service

•Data Centre Solutions

•1000 rack spaces available on Island.


World Class Electricity Supplies

•Locally generated power and electricity from UK grid

•Manx Electricity buy and sell power to and from UK grid

•Longest AC subsea cable in the world 105 km generates 40 MW

•Installed October 2000

•New Power Station opened 2003

•Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station


Government Grants

•Up to 40% equipment grants

•Up to 40% building grants for new build

•Up to 40% for rent payable for the first two years

•Up to 40% revenue grants for marketing expenditure when targeting new markets

•Up to 40% training grants


Government Grants

•Viability of the business

•Future prospects

•Contribution to Gross National Product

•Employee Levels

•Tax residency of Beneficial Owners

•Average Salary Levels

•Spend in the local economy


A World Class Package

•A Government committed to supporting e business

•Dedicated e business legislation

•State of the art telecoms infrastructure

•World leading connectivity, a super-fast 3.5G mobile network and unmetered internet access

•Zero rate corporate tax, low income tax and a personal tax liability cap

•Generous relocation grants

•International accredited financial regulation

•Excellent consumer and data protection

•All the support services you’d expect from an international finance centre

•An outstanding education system

•Clear air, breathtaking scenery and safe, friendly communities


The Music Industry

“There is no lack of evidence regarding the

challenges that the music industry faces in

the areas of unauthorized use of copyright

music. The problem is clear but the solution is

less clear and is one that has taxed the minds

of the music industry.


The Music Industry

Because of its unique position, the Isle of Man

believes that it can offer real advantages to

the music industry at a time of difficulty and

uncertainty, particularly regarding the

monetization of downloads. The Island has

the following advantages:


The Music Industry

• Constitutional position•Uniquely, compared to its competitors, the Isle of Man is already party to:•The Patent Cooperation Treaty•The European Patent Convention•The Madrid Protocol•WIPO and TRIPS


The Music Industry

•Telecommunications The Isle of Man has been used as a test bed for new telecoms technology for most of the last 10 years. The Isle of Man:•Was one of the first jurisdictions in Europe to roll out ADSL•Was second in the world to have 3G•Was first in the world to have 3.5G•Will be the first in the world to have a fully functional next generation telephone network delivering digital TV


The Music Industry

The Team

•DCIA

•Tag Strategic

•Peter Jenner

•Ian Pennman (New Media Law)


The Music Industry

It is proposed that we present the idea of

licensing telco’s and ISP’s on the Island to

enable their subscribers to access music

including P2P for non commercial use via

fixed line broadband or their mobile devices

for a blanket monthly fee.


The Music Industry

Through the ISP’s and telco’s there lies the ability to offer a granular approach that gives the ability to know who is accessing what and therefore creating a fair and more accurate way of sharing the revenue.This would not mean that existing commercial services became free but it might effect their business models. Added value propositions and customer preference and loyalty are always a consideration.


The Music Industry

Meetings with key influencers and stake holders An open dialog with labels and rights holders and get buy in for our proposal Fine tune the proposal following dialogue and feedback with industry.

Get commitment from one or more labels/rights holders to visit the Isle of Man to develop the proposition further

Crystallize the Isle of Man offering

Communicate “the package” to the industry


The Music Industry

Key Points

•Experimental

•Produces Qualitive Research Results

•Provides Measurment

•Changes attitudes

•Global Potential


Contacts

•Tim Craine Director e business and Space Commerce [email protected]

•Ron Berry e business Inward Investment Advisor [email protected]

Documents

©Isle of Man e business 2008 Welcome to the Isle of e business Ron Berry e business Inward Investment Advisor