Key Music Industry Lawyer Named EU Copyright Chief

halfEvilTech writes "The European Union's new point person on copyright policy won't take up her post until mid-April, but she's already stirring up controversy. That's because Maria Martin-Prat spent years directing 'global legal policy' for IFPI, the global recording industry's London-based trade group, before moving back into government. The appointment raises new questions about the past private-sector work of government officials, especially those crafting policy or issuing legal judgments on the same issues they once lobbied for."

Regulatory Capture at Work

[Anonymous Coward]

Yet another example of regulatory capture [wikimedia.org] at work.