The European Commission has presented measures to ensure that intellectual property rights are well protected, thereby encouraging European companies, in particular SMEs and start-ups, to invest in innovation and creativity. The EC said the initiatives would make it easier to act efficiently against breaches of intellectual property rights, facilitate cross-border litigation, and tackle the fact […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled in the case of VCAST Limited v RTI SpA that the making available of copies of television programmes saved in the cloud must be authorised by the holder of the copyright or related rights, as the service constitutes a retransmission of the programmes concerned. […]
Matt Brittin, President of EMEA Business & Operations, Google, has admitted that the web giant could do more in its efforts to combat breaches of copyright on its YouTube platform. Speaking at a Royal Television Society Event in London, Brittin noted that there had never been a better time to build an audience. “There’s three […]
Findings from a research project undertaken by Portuguese and US academics suggest that subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) services have a limited effect on digital piracy, with earlier access to content at much lower prices than those currently offered in the marketplace more effective remedies. In the experiment, Miguel Godinho de Matos (Católica Lisbon School of Business […]
A licensee in the Merseyside area of northwest England has been found guilty of two offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports football matches to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky. Sam Tate, designated premises supervisor of the Queens Hotel, Bootle, was found guilty in his absence of two […]
AT&T and Time Warner have submitted a joint court filing arguing that their proposed $85.4 billion (€78.5bn) merger is “pro-competitive” and “pro-consumer”, seeking to refute claims by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) that the deal breaks antitrust law and would substantially lessen competition, resulting in higher prices and less innovation for millions of Americans. […]
US consumer-orientated coalition the Digital Citizens Alliance has launched new efforts to educate law enforcement, regulators, and parents about the dangers of pirated content, releasing a new video demonstrating the potential dangers of pirated movies and television shows that gets into peoples’ homes. According to the Alliance, the rise of illegal streaming devices (ISDs) has […]
The UK’s booming creative industries made a record contribution to the economy in 2016, new statistics show. Industries including advertising and marketing, arts and film, TV and radio, and museums and galleries are all part of this thriving economic sector, which is now worth almost £92 billion (€104bn), according to the figures published by the […]
The SRT Alliance, an open-source initiative dedicated to overcoming the challenges of low-latency video streaming, has announced that 33 new members have joined the initiative, the latest being video technology provider, Kaltura. Now with 70 members, the SRT Alliance’s rapid growth is a strong indication that open source SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) is becoming a […]
Jeremy Darroch, CEO of Sky, has called on Europe’s policy makers to ensure a level regulatory playing field, suggesting that licensed broadcasters such as Sky are disadvantaged having to compete against global online platforms. Delivering a speech on TV, Technology and Policy at an audiovisual policy conference in Tallinn, Estonia, Darroch noted that much of […]