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A Reflection Document of DG INFSO and DG MARKT on future challenges.
The European Commission adopts a consultation paper on 22 October 2009 and calls the EU citizens to have their say on how to develop online markets for goods and services protected by intellectual property rights.
The digital "dematerialisation" of content presents great opportunities for Europe, but also a number of challenges. First of all, obstacles still stand in the way of digital distribution of cultural products and services. In addition, illegal downloads on a large scale can jeopardize the development of an economically viable single market for digital content.
