European cross-border copyright licence

"Two European commissioners have outlined plans to more closely harmonise copyright law across the European Union's 27 member states and create EU-wide copyright licences. The commissioners want to end 'fragmentation' of copyright laws.

Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding and Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva have published a 'digital agenda' which includes action on copyright law.

They want to create a cross-border copyright licence that would allow people in any member state to buy and use copyrighted content from any other member state on standard terms."

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