Barroso rules out quick decision on online music market
09.12.2007 - 08:11 CET
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, has said that the commission will not make a far-reaching decision on the future of the online music market in the short term, adding that more time is needed to find an appropriate solution.
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Greek singer and former MEP Nana Mouskouri summarised the views of artists at the conference by saying: "We must - I believe - think of creators first, and businessmen second, not the other way around."
"Music is not a mere commercial good to be treated in pure terms of competition rules. The recommendation adopts a clear market-oriented approach of music and author's rights which ignores their cultural dimension and will definitely set apart what is considered as the non-commercial music repertoire, practically the local repertoire," she added.
"But exactly this local creativity contributes to Europe's musical diversity which is what makes Europe unique," she explained.
Consequently, artists - supported by a majority of MEPs – are calling on the commission to regulate the online music market and ensure that CRMs provide consumers with a diversified range of music products
