Charlie McCreevy, the European Commissioner for Internet Market and Services, has issued his annual policy strategy in which he notes that "protection of intellectual property and copyright also raises important questions of their effect on consumers" and calls for balance in that respect.
European Commissioner Calls for Copyright Balance
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He also notes later in the etxt that the industry is calling for further extensions to copyright protection, demands that will also be considered.