The European Commission takes measures to strengthen intellectual property rights

The European Commission prepares a document in which it proposes the creation of a single European intellectual property area, in order to promote creativity and innovation, European growth, the quality of jobs and the development of cultural products and services in Europe.

The European Commission has just approved a document in which it establishes a series of actions to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights in the countries of the Union. Among them is the maintenance of compensation for rights holders, the digital fee, which applies to equipment, devices and materials that allow private copying. In short, it represents a boost to the current system applied in Spain, similar to that of most European countries.

Given the convenience of harmonizing rates, equipment and supports subject to compensation, the Executive has announced the appointment of a high-level independent mediator, who will promote negotiations between all the parties involved. The ultimate goal is to improve the management of the canon, facilitate the free movement of goods and reduce the existing differences between the legislations of different countries.

The European Commission proposal included in the communication is aimed at creating a single European space in terms of intellectual property, in order to promote creativity and innovation, European growth, the quality of jobs and the development of cultural products and services in Europe.

From IBAU, a platform that brings together the rights management entities (AISGE, DAMA and EGEDA) they have congratulated themselves on the announcement made since it represents "the full validity of the digital canon and is committed to this as the best possible balance between rights holders, who must be remunerated for the use of their works, and citizens, who benefit from the copies."

IBAU hopes that with this initiative of the European Commission the right of the owners to receive fair compensation for the use of their works will no longer be questioned, and they ask technology companies to be more willing to carry out the Commission's proposal.