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EU-Wide Licenses Approved For Music Sites; Services Applaud Reforms; Artists, Not So Much - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Wed 16 Jul 2008 09:36 AM PST

Digital music providers welcomed today’s EC decision to end Europe’s country-by-country royalties collection system, a move that will make it easier for them to license songs for online use. 7Digital…

EC Clears Huge French Aid For Multimedia Search Project - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 11 Mar 2008 10:33 AM PST

The European Commission has cleared France’s $151.8 million state aid for Quaero, a Euro-centric multimedia search index being built by a consortium of electronics and 22 other companies. Former French…

Apple And Labels Close To Resolving European iTunes Country Pricing Case; No Fines - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 08 Jan 2008 08:56 PM PST

Updated below: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is close to coming to an agreement with European Commission on charges that its iTunes stores broke EU rules by setting prices country by country…

EU Wants DRM Interoperability, Cross-Border Licensing To Bolster Content Sector - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 03 Jan 2008 10:55 AM PST

The European Commission has today finalized its Creative Content Online In The Single Market paper and will make proposals for instituting pan-continental digital content regulations by the middle of 2008.…