European Commissioner Michel Barnier has confirmed that the Commission is closely
monitoring developments both in European Union member states and in other countries
in the field of intellectual property rights and online piracy, including the
current debate in the US Congress on proposed legislation.
Underlining that as a principle, theft of property can not be tolerated, Barnier
also confirmed in a recent statement that he is currently working together with
the Commission services to revise the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement
directive, noting that the Commission's intention is to propose a revised directive
by the end of 2012.
Barnier stated that: “My overall objective is to make sure that new
online business models can emerge in Europe with a solid legal certainty for
providers and consumers. We want to enable creators to offer their works over
the Internet and protect them against the theft of their works.”
He added: “The European Commission will facilitate licensing of music
and other works by establishing a level playing field in the single market for
collective management of rights. We are working on a proposal for this spring.”
He ended: “Through its revision of the Enforcement Directive, the Commission
will ensure that operators that solicit copyright infringements by individuals
and derive profit from this are rapidly identified and sanctioned by the courts
in the member states.”
“We must inhibit businesses from making money on the back of rights
holders in order to allow for sustainable business models to develop their legal
offers on the internet.”
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