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Music Industry Pushes EU for Anti-Piracy CD Codes
The European Union must make an identity code for compact discs compulsory when it unveils a draft law aimed at combating piracy later this year, industry executives said on Tuesday. “What we are asking for is a little code. It’s a very cheap way to fight piracy,” said Yolanda Smits, international trade adviser at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Smits was one of several representatives from music and film industry bodies speaking at a news conference in Brussels, where the European Commission is expected to unveil its proposal for a law on piracy in early December. But… Read more »