EU Copyright Directive
12/04: Call to the European Council: Secure the aims of the Proposed Copyright Directive in the DSM - IFPI Website
IFPI and wide range of European creators, producers and performers urge no fudging of EU Value Gap fix.
EU Cultural Budget
09/04: Boosting the EU culture budget – A call from Europe’s cultural and creative sectors – IMPALA Website
On the 9th of April, 66 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors sent an open letter to the EU institutions urging them to give a significant boost to the EU budget dedicated to culture.
Copyright enforcement
10/04: Speech by Vice-President Andrus Ansip on copyright – European Commission
“Our copyright reform gives publishers and authors the means to negotiate better with digital platforms. Rights holders will be in a stronger and fairer position to negotiate and be paid when a platform puts their work online. The legal bargaining position of press publishers needs similar improvement and clarity” stated Vice-President Ansip.
/04: Recommendation on measures to effectively tackle illegal content online – EAO Newsletter
The present Recommendation constitutes additional measures and builds further on various voluntary initiatives already undertaken by hosting service providers in their fight against illegal content online, such as the EU Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online.
Data Protection
/04: Guidance on the direct application of the General Data Protection Regulation – EAO Newsletter
In the light of the General Data Protection Regulation, which will become directly applicable on 25 May 2018 and will replace the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) and the Police Directive (2016/680/EU), the EU Commission issued a Communication aimed at guiding all relevant actors in their preparations vis-à-vis this new legal instrument.
Events
17, 18 & 19 April: EUIPO Working Group Meetings 17 April: SatCab Trilogue 26 April: AVMS Trilogue 3 May: AAPA/EUIPO - Enforcement Database and Online Digital Infringements 12 May: European Audiovisual Observatory Conference - Cannes 12 May: UNIC Cocktail - Cannes 13 May: Europa Cinemas Conference - Cannes 14 May: European Film Forum - Cannes 15 May: Creative Europe MEDIA Stakeholders' Meeting - Cannes 20-21 June: European Parliament Vote - Copyright Directive
