[A2k] EC Public Hearing on Private Copying Levies

[Anne-Catherine Lorrain]

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A public hearing on private copying levies is organized by EC DG Internal M=
arket on 27th May 2008.



Free registration to be submitted before 13th May.

More information on http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/levy_refo=
rm/index_en.htm



Venue
European Commission
Borschette Building
36 rue Froissart
1049 Brussels
Room OA



Program:



PUBLIC HEARING ON PRIVATE COPYING LEVIES

27 May 2008 at CENTRE BORCHETTE, Room 0A, Brussels

1. 9.00-9.30

Presidency Welcome: Biserka Strel, Director, Slovenian Intellectual Propert=
y

Office

Opening Remarks: Charlie McCreevy, Commissioner for the Internal Market

and Services

Opening Remarks: Miroslav Adami=B9, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner J=E1n

Figel=B4

2. 9.30-11.00

PANEL 1: Role and impact of private copying levies in the digital environme=
nt

Jacques Toubon, Member of European Parliament

Sharon Bowles, Member of European Parliament

Piia-Noora Kauppi, Member of European Parliament

Thierry Desurmont, Director General SDRM and Vice President SACEM

Mark MacGann, Director General, EICTA

Moderator: Margot Fr=F6hlinger, Director, European Commission

3. 11.00-11.30

COFFEE BREAK

4. 11.30-13.00

PANEL 2: Member States' experience with private copying levies

M=E9lanie Guerreiro, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Belgium

Toomas Seppel, Ministry of Culture, Estonia

Olivier Henrard, Member of the Private Office, Minister for Culture, France

Irene Pakuscher, Ministry of Justice, Germany

Ton Heukels, Ministry of Justice, the Netherlands

Pedro Colmenares, Ministry of Culture, Spain

Moderator: David Baervoets, Copyright Unit, European Commission

2

5. 13.00-15.00

LUNCH BREAK

6. 15.00-16.30

PANEL 3: Private copying levies - what direction should future policy take?

Isabelle Feldman, Legal Affairs Director, ADAMI

Idzard van der Puyl, General Secretary, Procirep

Kelvin Smits, Younison

Joseph V. Gote, International Counsel, Imation

Ilkka Rahnasto, Vice President of IPR, Nokia

Irena Bednarich, Government Affairs Manager, Hewlett Packard

Moderator: Tilman L=FCder, Head of Copyright Unit, European Commission

7. 16.30-17.00

Concluding remarks

Points of convergence: Martin Power, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner McCree=
vy





Anne-Catherine Lorrain

Intellectual Property Policy Expert

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