Industry News

• October 2009

• EDiMA launches White Paper in the European Parliament

• September 2009

• European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, Meglena Kuneva announces results of first phase of investigation into websites selling electronic goods

• MEP Andreas Schwab appointed as European Parliament Rapporteur for report on proposed Consumer Rights Directive

• European Commission adopts Communication on enhancing the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Internal Market

• European Commission (DG COMP) publishes responses to the Online Commerce Roundtable Report on Opportunities and Barriers to Online Retailing

• European Commission (DG INFSO) holds public hearing on the post-i2010 strategy

• August 2009

• European Commission (DG INFSO) releases Recommendation on Media Literacy

• European Commission (DG INFSO) releases Digital Competitiveness report along with online public consultation for Europe’s future ICT and media policies (post-i2010 strategy)

• July 2009

• European Commission (DG SANCO) announce call for tender for study on digital content services for consumers

• June 2009

• The UK Government releases its Digital Britain Report

• European citizens elect a new European Parliament

• May 2009

• MEP Arlene McCarthy presents the working document from the IMCO Committee of the European Parliament on the proposed Consumer Rights Directive

• Commission publishes the results of the Industry Roundtable on the sale and distribution of online goods organised by Commissioner Kroes in September 2008

• French Parliament adopts the law “Creativity and the Internet”

• European Commission launches the eYouGuide

• European Parliament adopts Telecoms Package at second reading

• April 2009

• ITRE Committee of the European Parliament adopts Trautmann report on the Telecoms Package

• European Parliament adopts report on term extension of copyright and related rights

• European Commission launches the counterfeit observatory

• March 2009

• European Commission releases report on cross-border E-commerce in the EU

• European Commission publishes stakeholders’ contribution to its public consultation on the Green Paper on copyright in the knowledge-based economy

• European Parliament adopts the Stavros Lambrinidis report on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet

• February 2009

• JURI committee of the European Parliament adopts Brian Crowley’s report on term extension of copyright and related rights

• European Commission launches Safer Social Networking Principles

• January 2009

• European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs adopts own-initiative report on "Prospects in the area of copyright in the European Union" prepared by MEP Manuel Medina Ortega (PES, ES).

• European Commission's Directorate General for Information Society and Media commissions study on multi-territory licensing for the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union.

Industry News Archives 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005