We have been informed about this consulation: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consultations/2011/audiovisual_en.htm
Green Paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market
Does someone have time to check if there are some nasty things like DRM involved, and report it back, so we can react?
Thanks, Matthias
Il 19/07/2011 15:27, Matthias Kirschner ha scritto:
We have been informed about this consulation: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consultations/2011/audiovisual_en.htm
Green Paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market
Does someone have time to check if there are some nasty things like DRM involved, and report it back, so we can react?
It seems to be a consultation aimed to unify the audio/video market across Europe. Altough compulsory DRM systems are apparently not imposed, the document considers only the non-free contents and mainly focuses on things like the defense of the copyright and of the intellectual property. Seems that the only purpose of this consultation is to find a common way to remunerate and tutelate the copyright holders across every nation of Europe and to define what rights they can negate to the final users.
Thanks, Matthias
Hi Nicola,
(When Karsten is back from vacation he can decide how we want to move forward here, but it already helps if we gather some more information.)
* Nicola Bignami nicola@kernel-panic.dnsdojo.net [2011-07-20 20:11:43 +0200]:
Altough compulsory DRM systems are apparently not imposed, the document considers only the non-free contents and mainly focuses on things like the defense of the copyright and of the intellectual property.
What beside copyright is involved? Does it also cover patents, trademarks or other monopoly rights?
Seems that the only purpose of this consultation is to find a common way to remunerate and tutelate the copyright holders across every nation of Europe and to define what rights they can negate to the final users.
So in the document there is no mentioning of software or anything about restricting computer users?
Thanks, Matthias
Il 21/07/2011 10:29, Matthias Kirschner ha scritto:
Hi Nicola,
(When Karsten is back from vacation he can decide how we want to move forward here, but it already helps if we gather some more information.)
- Nicola Bignaminicola@kernel-panic.dnsdojo.net [2011-07-20 20:11:43 +0200]:
Altough compulsory DRM systems are apparently not imposed, the document considers only the non-free contents and mainly focuses on things like the defense of the copyright and of the intellectual property.
What beside copyright is involved? Does it also cover patents, trademarks or other monopoly rights?
It doesn't mention patents and trademarks at all. It talks about the role of collecting societies in the remunerating process for the copyright holders. It asks if is necessary to have a mandatory intermediary to protect the holders' interests.
Seems that the only purpose of this consultation is to find a common way to remunerate and tutelate the copyright holders across every nation of Europe and to define what rights they can negate to the final users.
So in the document there is no mentioning of software or anything about restricting computer users?
Nope. Nothing about software or computer is specifically mentioned. However it talks about license management and defense from the copyright infringement. It talks also about restrictions, but in more generic terms.
Thanks, Matthias
Le jeudi 21 juillet 2011 à 20:47 +0200, Nicola Bignami a écrit :
Nothing about software or computer is specifically mentioned.
Am I wrong or the consultation is about "online distribution"? How could they NOT mention software or computer? They don't even mention the Internet?
Thanks for your help Nicola!
Il 21/07/2011 21:24, Hugo Roy ha scritto:
Le jeudi 21 juillet 2011 à 20:47 +0200, Nicola Bignami a écrit :
Nothing about software or computer is specifically mentioned.
Am I wrong or the consultation is about "online distribution"? How could they NOT mention software or computer? They don't even mention the Internet?
I think that this consultation regards all kinds of contents distribution (Internet, satellite, tv, physical supports and so on), so they remain as generic as possible. They, for example, mention the restrictions on geographical basis citing the restrictions taken by many satellite broadcasters.
Thanks for your help Nicola!
On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 21:36 +0200, Nicola Bignami wrote:
Il 21/07/2011 21:24, Hugo Roy ha scritto:
Le jeudi 21 juillet 2011 à 20:47 +0200, Nicola Bignami a écrit :
Nothing about software or computer is specifically mentioned.
Am I wrong or the consultation is about "online distribution"? How could they NOT mention software or computer? They don't even mention the Internet?
I think that this consultation regards all kinds of contents distribution (Internet, satellite, tv, physical supports and so on), so they remain as generic as possible. They, for example, mention the restrictions on geographical basis citing the restrictions taken by many satellite broadcasters.
Thanks for your help Nicola!
More broadly this consultation is about what to do at the EU level with regard to clearing rights in all markets.
The current situation is very fragmented as each state has its own collecting agency and very often rights are not cleared for smaller states (therefore content is not transmitted there) because they are small markets and the hassle is greater than the benefit.
This consultation is about what to do to make it simpler to clear rights for multiple states to broaden service access. The paper explicitly says many EU citizens expect to be able to access the same content everywhere in EU while currently that is not happening.
It ask questions about whether there should be a central agency that can simplify clearing rights in multiple EU areas at the same time.
They do mention the internet but only as one of the mediums used to distribute content, they are equally interested in cable, satellite, DTT, and any other mean used to transmit content.
Simo.