Present at today's meeting with Commissioner Mandelson are Dramatico Entertainment chairman Mike Batt, Sony BMG chief operating officer Tim Bowen, EMI Music International chairman and CEO JF Cecillon, Universal A&R executive vice president Max Hole and IFPI chairman and CEO John Kennedy.

The meeting takes place ahead of the EU-China Summit in Beijing on November 28, where online piracy will be on the agenda, the recording industry outlined to Commissioner Mandelson the problems they face in trying to build viable ...