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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11534
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) digital

YouTube in Commission's firing line

Brussels, 18/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission would like YouTube to contribute more to the remuneration of right holders. During an international press briefing on Friday 15 April, Vice President Ansip explained journalists that "There is no question of imposing a YouTube tax but we want to make the rules clearer. This is a question of a level playing field".

The Commissioner is unhappy with the different treatments operated by musicals platforms such as Spotify, which...

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