WEEKLY NEWS - JUNE 29, 2009
EU wants voluntary deal on online piracy
Emma Barraclough, London
The European Commission is to encourage internet service providers and copyright owners to negotiate a voluntary agreement to tackle online piracy at the EU level
Margot Fröhlinger, director of the knowledge based economy division in the internal market directorate, told
Managing IP
that her team was inviting the two sides to talks next month to establish whether there is the political will to work at the European level to find a solution to the problem of illegal downloading.
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