European film funders warn EU from making “big bang” policy changes to copyright, authors call for fair remuneration
European film funders from 31 countries including the UK’s BFI, Germany’s Ffa and France’s Cnc have warned the European Union (EU) to avoid making any “big bang” policy changes to copyright rules.
The Association of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) issued a resolution today (March 17) declaring that it considered the current EU copyright framework to be “fit for purpose” as “it provides a strong basis for current business models to evolve in response to people’s changing preferences as to how they access films and other audiovisual works.”
The film agency directors suggested that “the priority of the EU should be the establishment of a level playing field ensuring equel treatment between all operators, a commitment to economic sustainability and engagement in the creation of local works.”
However, they stressed that “improving online cross-border access to European...
European film funders from 31 countries including the UK’s BFI, Germany’s Ffa and France’s Cnc have warned the European Union (EU) to avoid making any “big bang” policy changes to copyright rules.
The Association of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) issued a resolution today (March 17) declaring that it considered the current EU copyright framework to be “fit for purpose” as “it provides a strong basis for current business models to evolve in response to people’s changing preferences as to how they access films and other audiovisual works.”
The film agency directors suggested that “the priority of the EU should be the establishment of a level playing field ensuring equel treatment between all operators, a commitment to economic sustainability and engagement in the creation of local works.”
However, they stressed that “improving online cross-border access to European...
- 3/17/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
European Commissioner Günther Oettinger’s proposals for a Single European Copyright Title has now received from support from some quarters in the European Parliament (Ep) in Strasbourg.
In a motion for a parliamentary resolution on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, Mep Julia Reda of the Ep’s Committee on Legal Affairs declared that „it seems common-sense that one of the main objectives of the Digital Single Market should be removing territorial restrictions and encouraging pan-European accessibility of services.“
She argued that „such progress can be deemed integral and inherent to the notion of a Digital Single Market and is an important step towards fostering innovation and competitiveness of European businesses.“
The idea of replacing the principle of territoriality in copyright with a single European market also found favour with certain fellow MEPs in the Ep’s Committee on Culture and Education when they tabled 101 amendments to Polish Mep Bogdan...
In a motion for a parliamentary resolution on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, Mep Julia Reda of the Ep’s Committee on Legal Affairs declared that „it seems common-sense that one of the main objectives of the Digital Single Market should be removing territorial restrictions and encouraging pan-European accessibility of services.“
She argued that „such progress can be deemed integral and inherent to the notion of a Digital Single Market and is an important step towards fostering innovation and competitiveness of European businesses.“
The idea of replacing the principle of territoriality in copyright with a single European market also found favour with certain fellow MEPs in the Ep’s Committee on Culture and Education when they tabled 101 amendments to Polish Mep Bogdan...
- 2/25/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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