EBU Key messages on copyright
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Position Papers
Notice and Action: EBU response to the EU consultation
EBU Reply to the EU Green Paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the EU
EBU White Paper: Modern Copyright for Digital Media
All EBU position papers on Intellectual Property
Publications
Q&A about Extended Collective Licensing
Country of Origin Principle - Transmissions over the Internet and the European satellite model
Selection of EU Instruments on Intellectual Property
Selection of Council of Europe texts on Intellectual Property
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Apply the law of only one country, instead of 27, to clear the rights
As internet services are cross-border, EU Broadcasters are asking for an easy and efficient rights clearance system based on the application of the law of one country – the country in which the broadcaster is established – instead of the application of 27 national laws. The EBU proposals, however, only cover broadcasters’ programming. They respect the contractual freedom of film producers to negotiate their exclusive rights individually with broadcasters... Read more
Promote extended collective licensing in the Member States
Collective management is indispensable in cases where broadcasters cannot go individually to each rights holder to clear the rights (e.g. a major broadcaster negotiates approximately 70,000 contracts per year with rights holders). “Extended” collective licensing, a practical variant of collective management successfully applied in the Nordic countries, simplifies the rights clearance process, in particular for archives, and should therefore be available in each Member State... Read more
Simplify music licensing to broadcasters
Broadcasters are mass users of music in their works; a major broadcaster may use up to 200,000 pieces of music in its programmes every week. Collective arrangements (one-stop-shop licensing) for rights clearance of the worldwide music repertoire should be extended to cover on-demand services as well.
Ensure technologically-neutral clearance of retransmission rights
Rights clearance for the simultaneous, unchanged and unabridged retransmission of broadcasts originating in Member States over any platform should follow the same collective rights licensing regime as is applied to cable retransmission, irrespective of the platform and the transmission method used... Read more
Protect broadcasters' neighbouring right worldwide
Broadcast piracy causes serious harm to broadcasters, who therefore need substantial legal protection. Particularly for the transmission of individual news items, and major sports or cultural events, the existing level of protection is far from sufficient to combat modern-day piracy (above all via the Internet) in an effective manner. The EBU and other broadcasting unions worldwide have achieved a broad consensus on the need for urgent improvements to broadcasters' rights... Read more
