The European Commission on May 4 2023, adopted a Recommendation on how to combat commercial scale online piracy of sports and other live events, such as concerts and theatre performances. It encourages Member States, national authorities, holders of rights and providers of intermediary services to take effective, balanced and appropriate measures to fight unauthorized retransmissions of such streaming, in full compliance with fundamental rights and personal data protection rules. By stepping up the fight against online piracy, the Recommendation will contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of the EU sport and creative industries.
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has published its 2023 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of IPR protection and enforcement by US trading partners. The annual report outlines USTR’s findings for more than 100 U.S. trading partners after significant research and stakeholder conversations.
The Hellenic Copyright Organization will participate in the 19th Thessaloniki International Book Fair (4-7 May 2023) with an exhibition stand and speeches on the issue of “Copyright and Books”.
World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated every year on 26 April. The day was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to inform and raise public awareness about the role that intellectual property rights (IPR) play in promoting innovation and creativity.
In this case, two Romanian collective management organizations handling copyright and related rights over musical works brought actions against the air transport company Blue Air Aviation and the CFR, a Romanian rail transport company, seeking payment of remuneration still due and of penalties for the broadcasting, without a license, of musical works on board aircraft and passenger carriages.
The Intermediary Cooperation Expert Group was established to further understand the various services of intermediary providers.
Having already dealt with the issue of domain names, social media, payments, transport and logistics, this study examines live event piracy.
The European Commission has recently issued a call for evidence on the evaluation of the Marrakesh Directive and Regulation with a deadline of 11 May 2023, as it prepares the evaluation report scheduled for October this year.
The Commission (DG CNECT) has recently published a study concerning the remuneration of phonogram performers and producers from third countries when their records are played in the EU. The study underpins ongoing discussions with Member States and stakeholders on the follow up to the RAAP judgement (Case C-265/19). “Study on the international dimension of the single equitable remuneration right for phonogram performers and producers and its effect on the European Creative Sector”
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The HCO Newsletter – April 2023
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UNESCO has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest for the renewal of the EU/UNESCO Expert Facility on the governance, monitoring and evaluation of policies for creativity.