From copyright collectives to exclusive "clubs": the changing faces of music rights administration in Europe

Describes the progress of the European Commission's programme to promote the collective cross-border management of copyright in online music and facilitate the development of a legitimate downloading market in Europe. Reports on four platforms for collective licensing of rights which have emerged since 2005 and affected the collecting societies' methods of doing business. Summarises the Commission's review of market developments and discusses how the problems which remain could be resolved