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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8357

9 December 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/intelectual property
A Commission report confirms that film directors are now considered as holders of copyright to their film throughout the EU

Brussels, 09/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - Film directors are now considered as holders of the copyrights of films in all Member States, notes the Commission in a report on the implementation of the 1992 Directive on the Rental and Lending Right and certain Related Rights. It states that: "despite fears expressed by some Member States when Directive 92/100/EC was adopted, nothing proves that partial harmonisation of the notion of author has made exploitation of works more difficult or reduced...

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