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@ 2015/05/11The European Commission adopted a new Digital Single Market Strategy which aims to improve consumer access to digital services and goods. Among other things, Europe vows to end geo-blocking and lift other unwarranted copyright restrictions.
It will enable video distributions like NetFlix, BBC iPlayer, and Amazon Instant Video to roll out across the bloc.
These geo-blocking practices have been a thorn in the side of the European Commission, who now plan to abolish these restrictions altogether.
Among other things the Commission plans “to end unjustified geo-blocking,” which it describes as “a discriminatory practice used for commercial reasons.”
President Jean-Claude Juncker wants every consumer getting the best deals and every business accessing the widest market – wherever they are in Europe.
A key element on the new strategy is a modern and more European copyright law. The Commission notes that the legislative proposals to achieve this will follow before the end of the year.
It will enable video distributions like NetFlix, BBC iPlayer, and Amazon Instant Video to roll out across the bloc.
These geo-blocking practices have been a thorn in the side of the European Commission, who now plan to abolish these restrictions altogether.
Among other things the Commission plans “to end unjustified geo-blocking,” which it describes as “a discriminatory practice used for commercial reasons.”
President Jean-Claude Juncker wants every consumer getting the best deals and every business accessing the widest market – wherever they are in Europe.
A key element on the new strategy is a modern and more European copyright law. The Commission notes that the legislative proposals to achieve this will follow before the end of the year.
