The Future of Legal Online Music Services in the European Union: A Review of the EU Commission's Recent Initiatives in Cross-Border Copyright Management

摘要

Online cross-border licensing of copyright has been at the agenda of the EU Commission for some time. To respond the challenges created by the developments of the internet in this field, the Commission has initiated actions at the level of DG Market, mainly with the 2005 Recommendation, and DG Competition. The position of the EU Commission has been to favoured market self-regulation rather than proposing a harmonised legally binding regulatory framework in this field.