The digital economy has been a major driver of growth in the past two decades, and is expected to grow seven times faster than overall EU GDP in coming years. In Europe, the value of EU recorded music alone is €6bn with creative industries accounting for 3% of EU27 employment (around 6.7m jobs). There are new ways of providing, creating and distributing content online with new ways of generating value, and there is still more economic potential to be drawn from creative industries in Europe.
Copyrights, the rights granted to authors and performers, producers and broadcasters to ensure that those who have created or invested in the creation can receive remuneration for it, have significant economic and social importance. As such, the European Commission aims to ensure that copyright and copyright-related practices, such as licensing, remain fit for purpose in the current digital age. As part of its on-going efforts to review and modernise EU copyright rules, the European Commission has launched a public consultation inviting stakeholders to share their views on the EU copyright rules with the completion of its review in Spring 2014.
Whilst good progress has been made in delivering the copyright-related actions identified in the Digital Agenda and the Intellectual Property Strategy, work still needs to be done to ensure effective single market in the area of copyright. The trilogue agreement on collective rights management (November 2013) lays the foundation for modern copyright licensing in the single market. The new directive will modernise the functioning of all collective management organisations across Europe and facilitate multi-territorial licensing of musical works for online use.
This timely international symposium provides an invaluable opportunity for key stakeholders within the public and private sector to explore the measures that are being taken to tackle territorial fragmentation of copyright laws and move towards a borderless EU digital single market, with access to content guranteed across all Member States. The symposium will support the exchange of ideas and encourage delegates to engage in thought-provoking topical debate with local and regional practitioners and policy makers at EU level.
Key Speakers from:
Digital Europe
European Digital Rights (EDRi)
Internet Advertising Bureau, UK
TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD)
Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA)
Vrije Universiteit Brussels
Baker & McKenzie, Italy
Programme and event details you can find: here (pdf)
Delegate Booking Form can be downloaded: here (pdf)
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