The European Commission's upcoming memo on "private copy levies" looks set to come down on the side of computer companies instead of artists, single market commissioner Charlie McCreevy signalled in a speech at a Creative Rights conference in Brussels on Wednesday (29 November) hosted by Blueprint Partners and EUobserver. \n \nPrivate copy levies are a system in 20 out of 25 EU member states that see artists' "collecting societies" or trade unions skim a fee off the price of any DVD recorder,...
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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.