“These licenses will make it easier for new European-based online services to take off,”
Charlie McCreevy
“I want to foster a climate where EU-wide licenses are more readily available for legitimate online music service providers.”
“We advise consumers to make sure they use a licensed, reputable escrow service and never blindly accept an escrow service proposed by a buyer. We also recommend that consumers use extreme caution when dealing with buyers or sellers who claim to do business overseas, as this is a high indicator of fraudulent activity.”
Chris Long
“The license is the culmination of 8 1/2 years of a very vigorous licensing process during which the state of Utah has been a full participant. We had to win every single argument to show this facility could be safely operated, and we won all those arguments.”
Sue Martin
“If an agency doesn't meet the standards, it cannot be licensed. This bill asks OSA to do what [the licensing office] already does.”
Kim Johnson
“Licensing is the story. All that other growth from services and maintenance comes from having new software business.”
David Hilal
“We felt that there should be a competitive mechanism by which pan-European companies can obtain pan-European licenses for online exploitation. This doesn't achieve this. It only exerts a small pressure on member states [to do so].”
Wes Himes
