Ah, sorry, didn't know.<br><br>I think the following is the most interesting part of his speech:<br><br>" I had in mind suggesting a Forum where the Collecting Societies and Industry would look at issues involving cross-border trade and electronic commerce of consumer electronics as well as the basis and calculation of the different levies.<br>
<br>I do not want to prescribe what such a forum would discuss but it appears to me that the following points merit attention:<br><br>Third, seeing if broad principles can be worked out on how levies could be
calculated taking into account future technological developments."<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Andrew Norton <<a href="mailto:andrew.norton@pirate-party.us">andrew.norton@pirate-party.us</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">Sina Amoor Pour wrote:<br>
> No. No one probably even knew there would be such a event.<br>
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</div>I mentoined it here on the 4th, and carlos replied to it.<br>
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(snipped from carlos' reply)<br>
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De: Andrew Norton <<a href="mailto:andrew.norton@pirate-party.us">andrew.norton@pirate-party.us</a>><br>
Enviado: domingo, 4 de mayo, 2008 1:53:55<br>
Ok, heads up, 3rd round is starting on this - its a public hearing in<br>
brussles, May 27th<br>
<br>
Anyone able to go on our behalf?<br>
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more details on<br>
<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/levy_reform/index_en.htm" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/levy_reform/index_en.htm</a><br>
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Andrew<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">><br>
> That speech was just something I found when I was searching the websites<br>
> of the EU.<br>
><br>
> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Andrew Norton<br>
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<div class="Ih2E3d">> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Did anyone go?<br>
><br>
> Andrew<br>
> PPUS chairman<br>
><br>
> (btw, welcome Finnish brethren)<br>
><br>
> Sina Amoor Pour wrote:<br>
> > Charlie McCreevy opening speech on conference on private copying<br>
> levies:<br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6gx4ka" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/6gx4ka</a><br>
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