Brussels, 12/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Thursday the European Parliament will be giving its opinion of the own initiative report by Austrian Green MEP Raina Mercedes Echerer on an EU framework for companies managing royalties and copyright. Echerer wants the Commission, as Guardian of the Treaties, to control the implementation and respect of EU directives on copyright and to take vigorous action against violations of copyright. Echerer (who is a theatre, film and TV actress)...