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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union antitrust regulators said Tuesday they were investigating the European agencies that collect royalties for musicians from Internet sites — in parallel with other EU moves to open up the European market for online music.
The European Commission said it was concerned that the groups' contracts with composers — organized strictly along national lines — might violate rules on restrictive business practices and give national copyright agencies a de facto monopoly.
The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers — known as CISAC — and its member agencies in EU countries collect royalty payments from broadcasters, night clubs or Internet sites.
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