The Future For Copyright In Europe

Over the last few years the European Commission has undertaken analysis and carried out several consultations on the current copyright rules and the regulation of the audiovisual sector. Alongside this we have seen strong rhetoric from European Commissioners responsible for these areas campaigning for change.

The developments from the European Commission have included: the 2011 Communication 'A Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights'; the 2013 Green Paper 'Preparing for a Fully Converged Audiovisual World: Growth, Creation and Values' (with responses published in September 2014); the 2012 public consultation 'On content in the Digital Single Market' (with responses published in July 2014); and the Licences for Europe stakeholder dialogue which resulted in the Joint Statement on Cross-border Portability of lawfully-acquired Audiovisual Content in November 2013.