Green Paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market

This Green Paper is published within the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy, which aims to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe, of the Digital Agenda for Europe and of the Commission Communication "A Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights" (the "IPR Strategy").

As identified in the IPR Strategy, while the internet is borderless, online markets in the EU are still fragmented by multiple barriers and a Single Market has still not been achieved. This Green Paper is intended to contribute to the development of a digital single market by launching a debate specifically on the opportunities and challenges of the online distribution of audiovisual works.

EUR-Lex: COM(2011)427: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2011:427:FIN

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