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Creativity Works! calls on Member States to refrain from restricting rightholders’ exclusive rights in favour of certain online platforms; discussions on Copyright Directive must continue to resolve fundamental issues
How will the text proposed by the Presidency roll-back and weaken rather than strengthen the protection of rights holders? The current wording proposed by the Bulgarian Presidency on Article 2, Articl......
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Creativity Works! urges Member States to stand firm on the scope of the Geo-blocking Regulation
We as Creativity Works!, a leading European coalition of the cultural and creative sectors, are writing to express our strongest support for the Council’s established position on the geo-blocking pr......
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NEW EUIPO SURVEY SHOWS EUROPEANS PREFER LEGAL OFFERS TO ACCESS DIGITAL CONTENT
Today, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published a study examining the perception of Intellectual Property (IP) rights amongst European citizens. In surveying the opinions o......
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FILM FESTIVALS AND MARKETS – BEYOND THE RED CARPET
An interview with Anders Kjærhauge, Administrative Director of Zentropa Anders Kjærhauge is the Administrative Director of Zentropa, one of Scandinavia’s most well-known film production co......
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THERESE COMODINI CACHIA MEP: EU SHOULD ADOPT A MARKET-LED APPROACH TO COPYRIGHT
In an article for the Parliament Magazine, Therese Comodini Cachia MEP made the case for a market-led approach to copyright. She wrote: “Creativity, cultural diversity and innovation could be Eur......
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BASCAP PUBLISHES A REPORT ON ‘ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ON INTERMEDIARIES’
The Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative—a special project of the International Chamber of Commerce— on 26th of March published a new study setting out steps that......
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VIRGINIE ROZIÈRE MEP ON COPYRIGHT AND AUTHORS’ RIGHTS
In the debate over copyright, the rights of creators and their remuneration are one of the central concerns. Virginie Roziére MEP, member of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal......
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EUROPEAN FILM AGENCIES URGE EU TO ADOPT EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO COPYRIGHT
The European Film Agencies have adopted a common resolution on the EU plans to reform the copyright framework. On what has become a highly sensitive issue, the EFAD urged the European institutions......
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IMPALA ON THE DSM AND COPYRIGHT
Helen Smith from CW! member IMPALA (Independent Music Companies Association) wrote on the Digital Post last week, answering a number of questions about what independent music companies need from a......
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