Radio industry concerned at collateral effects of on-line music rights management proposals

When commenting on the Commission's proposed Recommendation on on-line music rights management, Commissioner McCreevy said that EU-wide licences 'will make it easier for new European-based on-line services to take off'. AER strongly supports the Commission in its decision to reform cross-border collective management of copyright but hopes that the focus on 'on-line music distribution in Europe' will not prevent it from recognizing and thus supporting the important role that radio stations are playing also with regard to on-line music and as essential contributors to the 'royalty cake'.