Omroepen willen meer rechten

De World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) meldt dat zij voortgang heeft geboekt voor de introductie van sterkere rechten voor de omroepen. Het gaat om de zgn. naburige rechten. De gesprekken binnen WIPO moeten resulteren in een internationaal verdrag. “A broad consensus exists on the need to upgrade these rights as the advent of radically new types of communications for radio and television programs and of content distribution over the Internet have made it necessary to review and upgrade existing international standards to ensure an appropriate balance between the different interests of all stakeholders and those of the general public. A growing signal piracy problem, including piracy of digitized pre-broadcast signals, in many parts of the world has also generated a need to discuss the nature and scope of protection for broadcasts.” Lees hier het persbericht.