• BBC, Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3 AM

Seen as a benefit for existing media giants, the “one-stop shop” database of copyright information that could be accessed online would also help small and medium-size businesses launch digital services over broadband and mobile networks, creating the next Spotify or Netflix. Richard Hooper, a former deputy chairman of Ofcom, said, “f the media companies are seen to be doing everything possible to enable and encourage new digital services via easier and more streamlined copyright licensing, then that makes it easier for politicians to be even tougher against copyright infringement."

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