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Press Release No 16/2010

8 February 2010

 

 

EESC takes a stand on copyright and music

 

 

On 9 February 2010, the European Economic and Social Committee will hold a public hearing on copyright, with special emphasis on music. The debate will be an ideal platform to exchange views on the issue of the governance and transparency of collecting companies as well as related legal aspects.

 

The hearing takes place in the framework of an EESC own-initiative opinion on Copyright. "The issue of copyright is clearly one that should be examined by civil society, which can play a key role in this regard", said the rapporteur Panagiotis Gkofas (Various Interests' Group, Greece). The co-rapporteur Daniel Retureau (Employees' Group, France) stressed that illegal copying resulted from the absence of an affordable legal supply adapted to new media: "The EESC is convinced about the need to combat counterfeiting but we question the methods used," he noted.

 

Several areas are to be addressed, including the issue of remuneration, the meaning of "public performance", the sanctions for illegal exploitation and the functioning of the collecting societies. The discussion will also focus on the importance of strengthening the legal framework and protecting intellectual property rights, which is part of the programme of the Spanish Presidency and a pertinent issue in the EU and worldwide.

 

The participants will include experts from the European institutions, national ministries, EU Member State delegations as well as representatives of publisher houses, music federations, collecting societies, consumer organisations and universities. This wide range of stakeholders creates great expectations for the outcome of this hearing and for future EU initiatives in this field.

 

 

For more information please contact:

Maliti Roxana

Roxana.maliti@eesc.europa.eu

 

 Other language versions of this press release will be soon available on our Internet website:

http://eesc.europa.eu/activities/press/cp/index_en.asp

 

Kind regards,

 Isolde Juchem

 Press Service, EESC

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