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Recorded llus c (continued) Digital download programme launch in .luly 2000 New media developments represent considerable growth opportunities for the music industry which we believe outv/eigh the potential risks of piracy. We are remodelling our business in order to maximise the opportunities and benefits of the new envrronment. Thrs involves digitsing 100% of our global content, developing busines models for digital downloading and exploring important new marketing and promotion opportunities. wwwhdly oodarrtineaom \^/vvwsparo^4€
Investing in new media infrastructure Exploring new market opportunities P.otected access to our musical content is essential Growth opporlunities outweigh the potential risks The internet and re ated technologies present challenges to the music ndustrys abi|Di to p'ole.l rb rnveslnenl 1 TJsr( copyrights. EI\,41, n conjunct on with a number of other companies including representatves of the muslc and consumer electronics lndustries, has been supporting the Secure D gital Music lnitiative. This forum, wh ch nvoves over180 companies from around the world, has the oblective of establishing voluntary standards for the secure transmissron of music over the nternet. The forum has recently published its f rst set of standards and many companies in the mus c, informatlon technology and consumer electron cs industries have adopted them. The extent to which these standards prove effective n contain ng piracy of new record ngs will depend on the comprehensiveness and durability of these and other protecr ons berng imp emented and the level of comp iance by hardwo.e ano so'tware produce's. There have been s gn ficant egislatve developments both in Europe, through the European Copyright D recr ve, wh ch s currently n the Council ofthe EU forthe preparation of a common position, and the E-Commerce Direct ve, which was adopted by the EU in May 2000, and in the us through the Dig tal M llennium Copyr ght Act. Legislative act on supported by litigar on -o prevell ab-'e ol 'nJ\i( company rights is crucial to the future of the mus c ndustry Howeve; we believe that '1 ) e))erlidl to deve op busiress mode s that provide protected access to our musica content n a manner that s corvenierr ard acreprable [o Ihe .rJsrc consumer. www car osponce com v\ ^w lirg n de w1,wv cecube.coTrl
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