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Frank Dostal: 'From rock and roll to mainstream and majors. This is the logical outcome' (Photo: Sandrine Muscarella)

Musicians fear 'chaos' as Brussels gets set to regulate royalties

The European Commission is looking to regulate collecting societies this spring - the bodies that collect royalties on behalf of musicians - a senior civil servant has revealed, but the artists themselves are apprehensive, saying that the last intervention of Brussels in the sector has produced "chaos".

As part of an overall strategy aimed at tackling issues around patents, trademarks, commercial secrets, the fight against counterfeit goods on the internet and online piracy, the commiss...

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Frank Dostal: 'From rock and roll to mainstream and majors. This is the logical outcome' (Photo: Sandrine Muscarella)

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