Panel number 5 dealt with the administration of rights . It would appear that there is a tendency to add identification and monitoring schemes to traditional collective management. Various initiatives on identification standards are underway and should be encouraged. Solutions should be voluntary. There is an urgent need for bringing closer together interested circles concerned with a view to finding more common ground.
Divergent views continue to exist as regards the level of control of collecting societies.
However there is agreement that there is a need for providing more transparency. Finally, a separate round table addressed international issues. Representatives from WIPO, WTO, ALAI, and from the US Intellectual Property Community spoke about the agenda of their organisations and about topics, which are at present of particular importance at international level, such as the protection of databases and of audiovisual performances. I would like to thank you all for your invaluable contributions, without which progress on intellectual property issues in the Community would not be possible. Particular thanks go to Mr Vito Marzo and the team of the Centro Internazionale Congressi.