The government's Intellectual Property Office has said it is close to finalising a working committee to consider drafting model contracts for young creators that ensure evil, sinister IP companies like record companies and, in particular, music publishers (because they're thinking more about songs than recordings) don't sneak unfair clauses into the legal paperwork, like "if the creator writes a line that doesn't rhyme s/he will become liable for our $4 billion bank loan".

The working group is part of IP Minister David Lammy's efforts to ensure young creators aren't screwed by labels and publishers at the start of their careers, though in this day and age it's usually experienced managers, agents or music lawyers who negotiate those contracts, and arguably new songwriters need more help negotiating the agreements with those initial reps than with the big IP firms. Plus, presumably these model contracts will be optional, and therefore be ignored by most publishers and lawyers, who never like government types interfering in contractual relations. 

But, whatever, Lammy won't be in government in four months time and this working group will probably falter into nothing once he's gone. Still, interesting idea.