“Be reassured,” former European Commissioner tells French film industry.
Planned reforms to EU copyright rules will not touch territoriality, former European commissioner Viviane Reding told the Rencontres Cinématographiques de Dijon on Friday (Oct 23), the annual conference of France’s authors, directors and producers body Arp.
“Be reassured, that the territorial exploitation of rights is not included in there,” the thrice times European commissioner and current Member of the European Parliament told the meeting.
“The only thing that is being reflected on is how to safeguard the rights of creators so they get their due revenues in the digital era.”
“As I think I said in Cannes,” she said, referring to a major European debate on the issue during the film festival this year, “I didn’t really believe in this so-called reform of authors rights at it stood at that time and that if it continued in that direction it would hit a wall.
“It won’t hit...
Planned reforms to EU copyright rules will not touch territoriality, former European commissioner Viviane Reding told the Rencontres Cinématographiques de Dijon on Friday (Oct 23), the annual conference of France’s authors, directors and producers body Arp.
“Be reassured, that the territorial exploitation of rights is not included in there,” the thrice times European commissioner and current Member of the European Parliament told the meeting.
“The only thing that is being reflected on is how to safeguard the rights of creators so they get their due revenues in the digital era.”
“As I think I said in Cannes,” she said, referring to a major European debate on the issue during the film festival this year, “I didn’t really believe in this so-called reform of authors rights at it stood at that time and that if it continued in that direction it would hit a wall.
“It won’t hit...
- 10/26/2015
- ScreenDaily
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