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Political disagreements about the course that should be followed will always arise and we cannot produce a mechanism that will do away with all those arguments.
MP3 players such as iPods are stylish systems that produce good business, but it is important that the new systems contribute to the success of the music industry, rather than undermine the livelihoods of artists and recording companies.
We have to have a bill because the Scotland Act 1998 says that we have to have a bill. The committee has produced its report and the report reflects the general views of the committee.
They can, and do, operate in many different countries with many different spheres of interest, such as producing and supplying the drugs that blight our communities, people trafficking, customs crime and arms dealing.
It would be valuable to use what we are doing to inform that process.Based on those comments, I suggest that the committee consider producing a short position paper that draws together what has happened to spend overall.