EC smothers copyright levy reform
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Reformers shift battleground to Court of Justice The European Commission has quietly iced plans to reform copyright levies, just days before they were due to go into effect.â¦
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MEPs still mulling it over The European Parliament has once again postponed the vote on the latest version of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) directive. This time, the delay is to "find a final compromise" on the definition of what will consitute "commercial scale" infringement under the new proposals.â¦
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Britain's contemporary art market is likely to suffer from a new European Union levy, say researchers.
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The European music industry today announced a major crackdown against file-sharing, the practice of sharing copyrighted songs over the internet using networks like Kazaa, with the filing of 459 suits against file-swappers, 28 of whom are British.
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Blog: A ruling by the top court in the European Union deals another blow to the recording industry's efforts to fight the distribution of copyrighted recordings through file-sharing networks.
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Rules governing broadband suppliers could be scrapped following a European Commission ruling.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown has demanded urgent reforms after it emerged other EU governments were rigging competition for lucrative public contracts.
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A ruling in Belgium that makes an ISP in that country responsible for blocking illegal file-sharing on its network could set a precedent for other countries in the European Union.
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The cancellation of an opera in Germany for fear of offending Muslims outrages several European papers.
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'Something must be done,' MEPs thunder Carousel and VAT fraud is far outstripping Europeans' traditional financial fiddles on EU funds, prompting MEPs to call on the European Commission to overhaul its anti-fraud operation to combat the problem.â¦
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[JURIST] BBC News is reporting that incoming EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has withdrawn his proposed slate of Commissioners from consideration by the European Parliament after a dispute over the inclusion of controversial Justice portfolio
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TV news and children's shows could be threatened by an EU plan to overhaul ad rules, a House of Lords report warns.
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Blog: The international proposal backed by major broadcasters had drawn opposition from digital rights groups and librarians who said it would imperil the public's home and fair use rights.
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The European Parliament urged the European Commission Tuesday to propose a law that would force the dismantlement of the current method of distributing online copyright fees to songwriters and musicians in Europe.
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Moves to harmonise corporate tax systems across the European Union are to be resuscitated, despite the objections of Britain and Ireland.
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Authors and composers have until July  9 to comment on proposed new EU rules loosening restrictive  territorial contracts for copyright registration on the  Internet, satellite and cable retransmission of music.
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BRUSSELS, June 6 Luxembourg has vetoed an EU plan to restrict the tiny landlocked country from acting as a tax haven for companies such as iTunes, Skype and eBay. via Earth Times