[A2k] Lueder Public hearing on private copying levies

[Anne-Catherine Lorrain]

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Tilman Lueder (EC DG Markt) will host a conference on private copying levie=
s on May 30th in Brussels, 'Centre Borchette' (Rue Froissart, 36, 1000 Brux=
elles) .

Details on registration modalities not provided yet / some speakers still h=
ave to confirm their participation (see program below).



Anne-Catherine Lorrain

TACD Intellectual Property Policy Officer

Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD)
Consumers International
Avenue de Tervueren, 36 Bte 4
1040 Bruxelles

Mob: 0032 473 99 97 92
Tel: 0032 2 740 28 17
Fax: 0032 2 740 28 02
www.consumersinternational.org <http://www.consumersinternational.org/>
www.tacd.org <http://www.tacd.org/>






1.          9.15-9.30


Opening Remarks: Charlie Mc Creevy, Commissioner for the Internal Market an=
d Services

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


2.          9.30-11.00


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

Jacques Toubon                                                             =
                          confirmed

Sharon Bowles (or replacement)                                             =
                requested

Bernard Miyet, Pr=E9sident, SACEM                                          =
              requested

Mark MacGann, Director General, EICTA                                      =
      confirmed

Cornelia Kutterer, Legal Advisor, BEUC                                     =
         tbc

Alwin Sixma, Consumentenbond                                               =
            requested

Moderator: Tilman Lueder, Head of Copyright, European Commission




3.          11.00-11.30


COFFEE BREAK


4.          11.30-13.00


Panel 2: Member States' experience in the administration of private copying=
 levies



Irene Pakuscher, Ministry of Justice, Germany                          tbc

Nuno Goncalves, Ministry of Culture, Portugal                         tbc

Estonia                                                                    =
                    tbc

Pedro Colmenares, Ministry of Culture, Spain                           tbc

Moderator: David Baervoets, Copyright unit, European Commission


5.          13.00-14.30


NETWORKING LUNCH




6.          14.30-16.00


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

Joseph V. Gote, International Counsel, Imation                             =
       requested

Isabelle Feldman, Legal Affairs Director, ADAMI                   requested

Idzard van der Puyl, General Secretary, Procirep                      reque=
sted

Francisco Mingorance, Director, Business Software Alliance    requested

N.N., Performer and composer                                               =
    requested

Moderator: Jerneja Jug, Copyright unit, European Commission

16.00-16.30

Concluding remarks

Points of convergence: Martin POWER, Head of Cabinet, Commissioner Mc Creev=
y