Press Release: Music copyright: Commission proposes reform on Internet licensing

The European Commission on 7 July 2005 published an in-depth study on how copyright for musical works is licensed for use on the Internet. It concludes that the main obstacle to the growth of legitimate online content services in the EU is the difficulty securing attractive content for online exploitation. In particular, the present structures for cross-border collective management of music copyright - which were developed for the analogue environment - prevent music from fulfilling its unique potential as a driver for online content services. The European Commission proposed options to remedy this situation as only music has the real potential to kick-start online content services in Europe in line with the Lisbon agenda.

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European Commission: DG Internal Market and Services: Intellectual Property: Copyright and Neighbouring Rights: Management of Copyright and Related Rights: Study on a community initiative on the cross-border collective management of copyright, 7.7.05 http://ec.europa.eu/comm/internal_market/copyright/docs/management/study-collectivemgmt_en.pdf

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