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

In compliance with the final dispositions of Directive 93/83/EEC on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission (also called the Cable and Satellite directive) - (=> Download PDF file) the Commission presented in July 2002 its report on the application of this directive.
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The Commission mainly concluded that a considerable number of European citizens are unable to access, via satellite, television programs other than those originating in the member state in which they reside. According to the report, the problem of accessing these broadcasts is often linked to ensuring that there is suitable cross-border protection of the rights of the creators of the programs concerned.

This report is the first step in a process of research and reflection to improve the movement of audiovisual devices within the European Union and it has been followed by two working sessions (28 November 2002 and 6 May 2003 - PDF file).