Collecting Societies, Competition and the Services Directive

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Collecting Societies, Competition and the Services Directive. / Riis, Thomas.

I: Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Bind 6, Nr. 7, 2011, s. 482-493.

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Riis, T 2011, 'Collecting Societies, Competition and the Services Directive', Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, bind 6, nr. 7, s. 482-493. https://doi.org/doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpr050

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Riis, T. (2011). Collecting Societies, Competition and the Services Directive. Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 6(7), 482-493. https://doi.org/doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpr050

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Riis T. Collecting Societies, Competition and the Services Directive. Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. 2011;6(7):482-493. https://doi.org/doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpr050

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Riis, Thomas. / Collecting Societies, Competition and the Services Directive. I: Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. 2011 ; Bind 6, Nr. 7. s. 482-493.

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