Commission cracks down on collecting societies
21 July 2008
James Nurton, London
The European Commission has ordered collecting societies in member states to reform the way they collect and distribute royalties, following an antitrust investigation
In a decision published on July 16, the Commission gave the 24 collecting societies in the EU 90 days in which to remove clauses that prevent authors from moving to another collecting society and prevent collecting societies...
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