European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ore actually transferred to the Home Var. Final i corrections can thus be made Belore the Transfer to make sure Hal the desired creative effect is  rm-e100v is mainly intended to work in conjunction with Sony s 8-millimeter camcorder so thai video tans can edit their 8-mm cassettes As they i Transfer them to Home Vars. Which typically operate in another format such As Ems or Beta. However the device is also compatible Wilh other brands of camcorders that respond to the same a i Lorn of Remote control commands As Sony s. Bul such Lipi photo compatibility should be confirmed in each cast before Purchase. As for the Home Var on which the edited copy is Lobo recorded most recent Beta models can be used or any Ems Model As Long As it is equipped with Remola control terminals conforming to the widely used Panasonic or Jevc norms. As More and More video fans Are exploring the creative potential of camcorders it is expected Hal other editing devices of this son will soon appear on the Market to place quasi professional production techniques at the disposal of the ambitious Amateur. 8hopp�n off lure Faro Ulk Tion of video com Rico non. Or 26. 1686 Hon York Tonti of to counterfeit cassettes Bumila Ruzicka associated press cassette tapes of Rock music sell briskly on Iho str Els of Istanbul Lisbon and Athens bul Iho recording Industry is not repricing most o the tapes Are counterfeit. Studies commissioned by the record and tape producers show that in Turkey 90 percent of All sound recordings Are pirated duplicated without authorization and sold under a Label thai resembles the original tie International federation of Phonogram and ideogram producers estimated in a report issued last year that piracy costs the recording Industry worldwide More than $1.2 billion a year. The study found Hal in 1934 piracy in Western Europe alone represented sales of 50 million cassettes and 5 million discs. Those figures do not include bootlegging the cover recording of live Perlor Mancos. Or Home taping. In Portugal eight Oul of 10 Casselton Are counterfeits and in Greece pirate tapes account for almost 70 percent of the Market the producers say. Even greater numbers of pirate tapes Ropo Ledly Are sold in Spain and Italy although counterfeits represent a lower share of the Market. So percent in spam and 25 percent in Italy under pressure irom the european recording Industry which employs some 120.000 people the 21 member count Rita of the Council of Europe appointed a special Las Force in 1983 to study Tho problem and make recommendations. Trevor Stevens an official of the Strasbourg based Council who coordinates the work of the task Lores said virtually All West european countries have enacted Laws of protect copyright owners and punish infringements we Don i need new Laws to just have to enforce the ones we have Stevens said in an interview the group composed of senior government officials has completed its study and is to make recommendations later this year slovene said the group will be asking government that Are members of the Council of Europe to Slep up police enforcement of copyright legislation and to impose Sliff penalties Lor piracy. The federation of producers agrees thai a police crackdown is the most efficient Way to bring counterfeiting under control. Is report said Large scale seizures of pirate tapes in Italy and Greece brought an encouraging reduction in piracy. However the federation also said that the Silva lion must be constantly policed to proven counterfeiters from bouncing Back. The recording Industry says Home Laping. Which is Legal in much of Europe is even a bigger financial Drain than piracy. To recoup its losses the Industry is seeking a surcharge on Blank Lapes. But is running into Public opposition a British government proposal for a 10 percent Levy on Blank tapes triggered a Campaign irom Church groups and institutions for the handicapped to full Page ads published in major dailies they attacked the lax As serving the interests of the pop recording Industry but not anyone else. The government in a while paper submitted to parliament last april anticipated some of the criticism and proposed a lax rebate for non infringing use of Blank tapes by organizations providing services for the Blind or visually handicapped. Stevens said the count of Europe Lask Force is not Likely to make any bold recommendations Lor a measure that would govern All of Europe on private copying preferring instead a country by country approach. Ail the group s recommendations will be submitted to a ministerial conference of lha 21 member government to be held next december in Vienna. The stars and stripes Page 15