Music organisations reject EU Copyright Directive
Representatives from the music industry claim current proposal “would cause serious harm”, with elements that “fundamentally go against” EU and intl copyright principles
News By | 8 February 2019
A collective of European creative industry businesses and rightsholders, including several music organisations, are calling on negotiators to halt proceedings on the current European Copyright Directive.
The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP), International Federation of the phonographic industry (IFPI) and Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA) are among the signatories of an open letter warning against the European Council’s latest drafts for the Copyright Directive, which they believe grants too large a concession to technology companies.
The music organisations…