By Sally Watson, 11 April 2001 12:50
NEWS Designed to bring Europe's copyright laws into the digital age, the 15 member states gave their final blessing this week to new regulation which effectively outlaws music sharing sites like Napster. The copyright revisions have been a hot topic for Europe's music and internet industries over the past three years. The Commission struggled for over 12 months to come up with legislation which took account of arguments from both sides, finally pushing the directive through the European Parliament in February with nine amendments. According to the Commission, the legislation will protect artists and copyright holders from the new threats posed by ecommerce while allowing flexibility concerning private copying.
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