Writing in Billboard, Richard Smirke takes issues with the final wording of Article 13 in the proposed new Copyright Directive, arguing that it’s too ambiguous to predict — and could have dire consequences for the music industry. (Dire.) The use of terms like “expeditiously” and “best efforts” will assure a tortured legal process […]
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Brussels Losing Touch With Average Citizens
Per a Pew Research Center poll, many Europeans fear Brussels is losing touch with the needs of its citizens and fear for the region’s economic future. While Brussels is credited with promoting peace and prosperity, its “inefficient” and “intrusive” nature has cast a pall over the perception of economic well-being of most citizens […]
Brexit Talks Must Prioritize Patients: EFPIA Chief
Per EurActiv, Stefan Oschmann, President of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations and CEO of Merck KGaA, warns that Brexit talks have not sufficiently addressed the potential peril for patients. With 1 billion packs of medicines traversing the border between the UK and EU annually, Oschmann argues that member states must […]
