Current discussions :
a. At European level : 1. Resolution of the European Parliament on a Community framework for collective management societies in the field of copyright and neighbouring rights, and on the Commission report to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on the question of authorship of cinematographic or audiovisual works in the Community 2002/2274 (INI) - Rapporteur MEP Ms. Raina A. Mercedes Echerer 2. Communication from the European Commission on the Management of copyright and related rights in the internal market 3. Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights 4. Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) 5. Implementation of the Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the Information Society 6. Report from the European Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on the public lending right in the European Union (16 September 2002) 7. Report from the European Commission on the application of Council directive 93/83/EEC on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission 8. Digital Rights Management Systems (DRMS), private copying and levies 9. Commission staff working paper on the review of the EC legal framework in the field of copyright and related rights 10. Duration of Protection of Performers' Rights
- Press release: "Performing artists - no longer be the 'poor cousins' of the music business"
(McCreevy's speech on duration of performers' rights, 14 February 2008)
- AEPO-ARTIS Press Release: "Performers greet the European Commission's move towards a better recognition of their rights" b. At international level : 1. Protection of Audiovisual Performances
2. Protection of Broadcasting Organisations
3. Discussions on Cultural Diversity
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