On
Tuesday the Legal Affairs MEPs endorsed the new rules on copyrights that make
it easier for online providers to obtain copyright licenses to stream music
cross-border. This could be achieved by allowing online providers to obtain
these licenses from a small number of authors’ collective management organizations
that operate across EU borders, instead
of forcing them to obtain separate licenses from national organizations in
every Member State they provide services to. The aim is that EU-wide online
music services are made available to consumers, while at the same time music
authors rights and their royalties are protected. Thursday 28 November 2013
Online music services
On
Tuesday the Legal Affairs MEPs endorsed the new rules on copyrights that make
it easier for online providers to obtain copyright licenses to stream music
cross-border. This could be achieved by allowing online providers to obtain
these licenses from a small number of authors’ collective management organizations
that operate across EU borders, instead
of forcing them to obtain separate licenses from national organizations in
every Member State they provide services to. The aim is that EU-wide online
music services are made available to consumers, while at the same time music
authors rights and their royalties are protected. 
