On Wednesday 14 September, the European Commission presented its proposals to modernise rules on copyright. One of its objectives is to facilitate the broadcasting of online audiovisual content protected by copyright.
In practice, the Commission is proposing to apply the "country of origin" principle as defined in the Satellite and Cable Directive (93/83/EEC) on content broadcast live or on catch-up on the internet by broadcasters' online equivalents such as MyTFI. In other words, this means...