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EU MEDIA ALERT from the European Publishers Council
The following document is a regularly updated schedule of EU Media issues of interest to the EPC in order to give advance warning to journalists covering EU media issues. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information:
heidilambert@hlcltd.demon.co.uk
Latest information is in BLUE
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
November KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
20 November DIGITAL LIBRARIES
27 November TELECOMS
28 November INTERNET
30 November COPYRIGHT
31 December latest ROME II
Beginning 2009 MEDIA PLURALISM
Beginning 2009 STATE AID AND PUBLIC SERVICE
BROADCASTERS
Beginning 2009 MEDIA LITERACY
1st Semester’09 CONTENT ONLINE
14 January 2009 COPYRIGHT
July 2009 COPYRIGHT
July 2009 WORK PLAN FOR CULTURE 2008-2010
Second half 2009 STUDY ON ACCESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
IN MORE DETAIL:
20 November
DIGITAL LIBRARIES
Journalists are invited to the launch of the European Digital Library “Europeana” in Brussels on 20 November at 1.30pm in the presence of Commission President José Manuel Barroso; Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding;
French Minister of Culture and Communication, Christine Albanel who is also the acting President of the EU Council of Culture Ministers
Ministers of Culture from Member States and representatives of national cultural institutions which contribute to Europeana.
The event will take place in the Palais de Charles de Lorraine, 1 Place du Musée, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, B-1000 Bruxelles
PRESS REGISTRATION
Due to limited space at the event venue, journalists interested in attending the official launch event of Europeana should please register by 18 November here:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/cf/menu.cfm?eventId=dl08
Journalists are advised to carry a press card with them for security purposes.
27 November
TELECOMS
Council to publish position on the Telecoms Package
28 November
INTERNET
Deadline for consultation on "Internet of Things"
30 November
COPYRIGHT
Deadline for consultation on “Green Paper on copyright in the knowledge economy”
31 December 2008 latest
ROME II:
A new study is expected not later than 31 December 2008 based on the terms of the Rome II regulation that said that by the end of 2008, the Commission should “submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the European
Economic and Social Committee a study on the situation in the field of the law applicable to non-contractual obligations
arising out of violations of privacy and rights relating to personality, taking into account rules relating to freedom of the press
and freedom of expression in the media, and conflict-of-law issues related to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and
on the free movement of such data.”
EARLY’09
MEDIA PLURALISM
Commission Communication on media pluralism indicators expected. BEGINNING’09 STATE AID AND PSBS The European Commission has published, for public consultation, a draft Communication laying down the rules that it intends to apply to state funding of public service broadcasting. Member States and stakeholders now have the opportunity to submit their views on the proposed text. Comments should be submitted by 15 January 2009. Key issues for discussion include more flexibility for public broadcasters to meet the challenges of the new media environment, the principles underpinning the definition of the public service remit by the Member States as well as supervision of public service activities at national level. On the basis of the comments received, the Commission could adopt a modernised Broadcasting Communication in the first half of 2009. A first consultation on the general principles of the review took place between January and March 2008. For more information, visit, http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1626&forma... Beginning 2009 MEDIA LITERACY Media Literacy Commission recommendation expected. January 2009 CONTENT ONLINE Commission Recommendation expected on aspects of the Content Online initiative, most likely focusing on multi-territorial licensing, digital rights management and possibly ISP Cooperation with rightsholders over illegal sharing of copyright content online. It will deal with new business models, legal offers, consumers rights (not judicial disputes) and best practices to fight piracy. 14 January 2009 COPYRIGHT Medina Ortega is drafting an own initiative report on the Commission's report on the application of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, which in its new version, also includes the Green Paper on Copyright in the knowledge economy, The timetable for the discussion within the Committee is not known yet but it is expected that the Plenary vote will probably take place in the week of 14/01/2009. The Committee on Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament discussed its opinion on the item on 4th November. The Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection voted on its opinion on 6th November July 2009 COPYRIGHT Proposals following Green paper on copyright in the knowledge economy consultation. July 2009 WORK PLAN FOR CULTURE 2008-2010 In this work plan, the Council calls for the establishment of working groups composed of experts from Member States to invite each Presidency to build on the achievements of the Work Plan as well as to report on the implementation of the latter; to invite the Member States and the Commission to regularly consult the stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Work Plan to ensure the relevance and visibility of the activities; to invite the Commission, in consultation with and on the basis of voluntary contributions from Member States, to report on developments both at mid-term and at the end of the period covered by the Work Plan. Each Member State interested in participating in the work of the working groups will nominate an expert as a member of a working group. The expert should ideally have a mix of operational and policy experience in the relevant field at a national level. Member States can invite other experts or officials to attend the meetings of the working groups as observers. The working groups will submit a mid-term report by July 2009 on the work carried out thus far, which will feed into the final report on the implementation of the Council Work Plan for Culture 2008 - 2010. The Working Plan’s priorities are For each of the above priorities there are specific actions provisioned, both for the Commission and the Member States with specific timetable and objectives. Cultural education in schools will be of interest as it gives space to mention copyright and respect for IPR. http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/08/st09/st09018.en08.pdf Second half 2009 STUDY ON ACCESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO CULTURE This study will seek to identify obstacles to the access of young people to culture as well as good practices in making this access easier. For further information, please contact: Angela Mills Wade, EPC Executive Director Tel: +44 1865 310 732; or Heidi Lambert Tel: +44 1245 476 265; Last updated 18 November 2008
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/index_...
1. to improve the conditions for the mobility of artists and other professionals in the cultural field
2. to promote access to culture, in particular through the promotion of cultural heritage, multilingualism, digitisation, cultural tourism, synergies with education, especially art education, and greater mobility of collections
3. to develop data, statistics and methodologies in the cultural sector and improve their comparability
4. to maximise the potential of cultural and creative industries, in particular that of SMEs; (this will involve several studies and a Green Paper on cultural and creative industries);
5. to promote and implement the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
angela.mills@wade.uk.net
heidilambert@hlcltd.demon.co.uk
