COPYRIGHT : SONGWRITERS AND COMPOSERS DEFEND AUTHORS' RIGHTS.

Creators are concerned that the European Commission's latest initiatives (the Recommendation on cross-border licensing issued in October 2005 and the recently-published Statement of Objections) may undermine cultural diversity and their long-standing and effective relationship with authors' societies.a

A delegation of six prominent songwriters and music composers recently met Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, to share their views on the future of authors' rights and collective management in the digital environment. (1) a

a"Authors' societies do not infringe European competition law as the European Commission has suggested. The network of authors' societies, based on reciprocal representation agreements, enables all users without...

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