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Lobbying is intense ahead of the parliament vote on copyright of online music (Photo: EUobserver)

Cut-throat lobbying ahead of MEPs' online music vote

A petition signed by more than 350 songwriters and composers – including Annie Lennox and Robbie Williams – urging European lawmakers to reject a report on cross-border management of online music copyright, has been withdrawn after signatories denied having signed such a petition.

The International Federation of Music Publishers (ICMP/CIEM) sent a petition – seen by EUobserver – to MEPs on Thursday (8 March) ahead of a vote on the report on Tuesday (13 March).

The petition is one ...

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Lobbying is intense ahead of the parliament vote on copyright of online music (Photo: EUobserver)

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