The European Parliament said on Wednesday copyright policies should be harmonized at the European level.

The European Parliament recommended on Wednesday the establishment of EU-wide copyright licenses for products such as music, books and films, as the growing number of breaches of intellectual property rights (IPR) on the Internet affects the European economy.

"The enormous growth of unauthorized file sharing of copyrighted works is an increasing problem for the European economy in terms of job opportunities and revenues for the industry as well as for government," the Members of Parliament ( MEPs) said.

The MEPs also called on the European Commission to pursue negotiations for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), to combat intellectual property breaches in third countries and to prevent the entry into the European internal market of counterfeit goods from such countries.

(Source: Xinhua)