Managing Intellectual Property

Performers demand better online deals

10 July 2009

Emma Barraclough, London

Musicians and performers may not receive payment for their work even if peer-to-peer websites such as Pirate Bay begin to compensate rights owners, a European collecting society has warned

Last week Sweden's Global Gaming Factory revealed that it plans to take over the notorious file-sharing site Pirate Bay. CEO Hans Pandeya said: "Content creators and suppliers need to be able to control their material and get paid for it while users need to be able to download...



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