Technology lobbying organisations, Intellect and the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) on Tuesday issued a joint plea to the EU Commission, asking it to withdraw its commitment to publish a draft Audio Visual Content Directive by the end of the year.
The EC has stated that it plans to update its 'TV Without Frontiers' legislation to take into account new developments such as broadcasting via broadband, podcasting, and video on demand.
The trade association for the UK hi-tech industry and the Government’s advisory group on broadband stated that they consider the proposed approach to policy regulation to be totally unworkable, and an attempt by the EU to regulate the internet via the backdoor.
Speaking on the first day of the 2010 European Broadcast Conference Philip Graf, Chairman of the BSG argued that:
“The broadcasting world is entering a period of rapid change and the regulatory framework will need to be amended, but this blanket regulatory approach is absolutely not the way to do it. These proposals would lead to a massive extension of EU regulation to cover all audio-visual content services, in some cases would catch online services, such as newspapers, that are beyond the EU’s competence. It is industry’s view that the further development of self-regulation and improved media literacy will meet most of the concerns that the commission is seeking to address.”
Antony Walker, Director for the Knowledge Economy at Intellect added:
“Our members are seriously concerned that the European Commission’s proposals will inhibit growth of the content and new media market in Europe. New audio-visual content services, made possible through innovation in digital technology and the internet, should be given time to evolve and develop rather than being shackled by premature and unnecessary regulation intervention by the EU.”
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