18/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - French MEP Claire Gibault (ALDE) has asked EUROPE to give a few details on the proposals that she will be presenting in the form of amendments to her own-initiative report on the status of the artist in the European Union (see EUROPE 9404). Using Directive 2001/29/EC as a base, she hopes to: 1) establish a levy on income generated by the commercial exploitation of cultural heritage free of exclusive rights, in order to provide additional financial assistance to...