Issues and Answer  Commercial online services require a licence for more than one territory which gives legal certainty and insurance against infringements suits for all territories (multi-territorial licence)  This demand for a multi-territorial licence cannot be satisfied within the currrent structure of traditional reciprocal arrangements  Right holders should benefit from digital transmission technologies by having a choice as to which collecting society to join and to give mandate to for the multi-territorial online management of their rights Give right-holders the choice to authorise collecting societies of their choice to online rights for the entire EU!!!
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