Not only Russian copyright, broadcast and digital law
Certain right holders such as authors and performers need information to assess the economic value of their rights which are harmonised under Union law. This is especially the case where such right holders grant a licence or a transfer of rights in return for remuneration.
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Cultural and creative industries are generating an increasing number of jobs (that are difficult or impossible to relocate), and they are economically robust and are catalysts for innovation. Authors and performers are at the origin and the very source of CCIs. CCIs comprise a majority of small and micro-companies which main strength shall remain the short value chain between artists and creators and their final output and production.
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Online platforms have dramatically changed the digital economy over the last two decades and bring many benefits in today’s digital society. They play a prominent role in the creation of ‘digital value’ that underpins future economic growth in the EU and consequently are of major importance to the effective functioning of the digital single market.
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US film studios typically license audio-visual content to a single pay-TV broadcaster in each Member State (or combined for a few Member States with a common language).
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There has been published a very useful guide for consumers and for anyone who is curious about copyright. This guide explains different things, relating to IP rights, in simple way. The project has been commissioned by the European Union intellectual property office.
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Online services providing access to copyright protected content uploaded by their users without the involvement of right holders have flourished and have become main sources of access to content online. This affects right holders’ possibilities to determine whether, and under which conditions, their work and other subject-matter are used as well as their possibilities to get an appropriate remuneration for it.
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Digital technologies have transformed the distribution of and access to copyright-protected content through a growing variety of online services. However, the availability of online content differs from one Member State to another and citizens are often not able to access content across borders.
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A free and pluralist press is essential to ensure quality journalism and citizens’ access to information. It provides a fundamental contribution to public debate and the proper functioning of a democratic society. In the transition from print to digital, publishers of news publications are facing problems in licencing the online use of their news publications and recouping their investments. In the absence of recognition of publishers of news publications as right holders, licencing in the digital environment and online enforcement is often complex and inefficient.
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The Digital Single Market Strategy considers e-commerce as a main driver for growth. However, e-commerce still has a significant untapped potential. Thus, instead of taking full advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Single Market, businesses and consumers are too often constrained to their own domestic markets.
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There has been published a very useful guide for consumers and for anyone who is curious about copyright. This guide explains different things, relating to IP rights, in simple way. The project has been commissioned by the European Union intellectual property office.
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