Explosive growth in the online music market has pushed musicians, record labels, computer firms and EU politicians into a fight over how to manage authors' rights on the internet, with one Hungarian MEP confident she has found the right model for the digital era.
Traditionally, European songwriters' rights have been managed by "collecting societies" who grant distribution licences for record labels and online shops, collect royalties of a few cents per download, gather levies on product...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.