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On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
I am frankly astonished at the suggestion that we should not extend this compulsory license because if you want to see the marketplace break down almost instantaneously and you want to see consumer prices go through the roof almost instantaneously, then let's consider just allowing, you know, market-by-market, copyright-by-copyright negotiation.
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Chris Murray
Labour Party

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Murray expresses concern over the impact of not extending the compulsory license on market stability and prices.

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