 In 1986 he travelled to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan to research and write the documentary film, "Food Trucks & Rock 'n' Roll" about how the money raised by Band Aid was spent in Africa.He was the founding editor of "Music and Copyright", a biweekly newsletter offering news and analysis on the international music industry.The newsletter was bought by the Informa Media Group and in 2008 Hardy left to publish and edit the online newsletter www.theviewfromtheboundary.com  Hardy spoke and contributed on copyright issues at many music business conferences.