Comment Neelie (Kroes)

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Comment Neelie
[...] And we need to build on it with copyright reform. Today broadcasters spend years on paperwork to clear licences, so they can show material in other EU countries. That's expensive enough for the established players; new innovative players can't afford it at all. Only those with patience and deep pockets can afford to negotiate that maze. On the other side, many people ask me – why can't I pay to access my favourite TV show when I travel? Or watch the match of my favourite football team from back home? And I just don't know how to answer them. It's time for change.
Chris Conder
Tell them to find a pirate site. Until the laws are changed people will fight to keep the internet free, how it was supposed to be, and the copyright laws are similar to the monks trying to ban the printing presses. People cannot be held back, if they are creative they can be enabled to make. If they are throttled it is is the EU that is the loser.
Chris Conder, 14/09/2014 10:20