About: Authors' rights
Private copying in Spain: A slap in the face for authors
The Spanish government’s decision to limit the amount of compensation payable to rightsholders is a slap in the face to authors, as well as to the culture industry, writes Fernando Carbajo Cascón.
Where is the culture in the Digital Single Market?
A digital pact is a good idea. But Pascal Rogard asks what is being done to foster the diversity of our cultures.
Lucas Belvaux: ‘This copyright reform will impoverish culture’
The planned reform of EU copyright law has caused a wave of protest among rights holders, who fear the financing of the whole cultural sector will be put at risk.
Geo-blocking attacked from all sides
Criticism of copyright law has crystallised around the territorial restriction of content within the EU. The subject of "geo-blocking" is high on the European Commission's list of priorities. EURACTIV France reports.
Carole Tongue: ‘Funding for creative works is under threat in the digital age’
The European Commission is working on proposals to reform EU copyright law, leading some to fear for the protection of authors' rights and the future funding of the creative industries. Carole Tongue explains EURACTIV that a new association of European coalitions for cultural diversity will work to protect culture and copyrights in the EU.![Bertrand Tavernier [Photo : Wikipedia - CC : Georges Seguin].](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/1280px-bertrand-tavernier-20100330-salon-du-livre-de-paris-1.jpeg)
Mr Juncker: please do not undermine authors’ rights
When it comes to intellectual property, few debates have been as fierce as the status of film on the Internet. Filmmaker Bernard Tavernier takes to task Commission initiatives to harmonise author rights in the European Union.