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[eccr] EU Commission clears licensing agreements for Internet TV and radio music

Fri Oct 11 14:07:50 GMT 2002


Title: EU Commission clears licensing agreements for Internet TV and radio music

Commission clears licensing agreements for Internet TV and radio music


In short:
An antitrust exemption by the Commission will introduce more competition for EU television and radio companies, which simultaneously broadcast music shows on the Internet.
 



Brief news:
An antitrust exemption granted by the Commission will introduce more competition for EU television and radio companies, which simultaneously broadcast music shows on the Internet. Under the new rules:

*    broadcasters can get a single 'one-stop shop' licence from royalty collecting agencies to cover Internet broadcasts across most of the European Economic Area (EEA);
*    competition among the societies that collect the royalties on behalf of the music industry will be boosted;
*    transparency would be clearer as regards to the fees charged for a copyright license;
*    licences will include the repertoires of all societies party to the agreement;
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) stated it will present the Commission with a set of proposals by the end of 2003, aimed at separating the copyright royalty from the fee meant to cover the licensing administration costs of each society. This is the first decision by the Commission concerning the collective management and licensing of copyright for the purposes of commercial exploitation of musical works on the Internet.

Source:
http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/?targ=1&204&OIDN=1504047

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