Traduction de «digital broadcasting » (Anglais → Français) :

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - l24223a - EN - Switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting

Switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting

Communication of 24 May 2005 from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social committee and the Committee of the Regions on accelerating the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting [COM(2005) 204 final - Not published in the Official Journal]

The Communication on Digital Switchover (“transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, from digital switchover to analogue switch-off“) sets out a guide for Member States on the difficult task of migrating to digital radio and television transmission, and ultimately switching off analogue transmission, in a consumer-friendly fashion.

There is also a need to harmonize, strengthen and practise enforcement rules on an EU level; - Exhaustion of Rights: Except in certain limited cases, an intellectual property right holder should retain full control over the importation and further distribution of products incorporating its intellectual property rights; - Digitization is a copying method and should in principle be treated the same as any other method of copying; - Private copying: it is vital that unlicensed copying for commercial purposes should be clearly forbidden; - Technical protection: it is not appropriate the Committee says to require right owners or manufacturers to follow any particular regime of technical protection but, if one is followed, then it should be u ...[+++]nlawful to assist in circumventing it; - Digital broadcasting: there should be no distinction between analogue and digital broadcasts; - Digital dissemination or transmission right: transmission should be covered by the exclusive rights of the right holder, including the exclusive right to make works available to the general public; - Moral rights: the ease with which digital works can be altered implies strong moral rights.

With respect to the import of what is or was known as “grey market” direct-to-home or digital satellite systems and digital broadcasting equipment, devices or components which are deemed to be in violation of sections 9 and/or 10 of the Radiocommunication Act: (a) what federal taxes and/or duties have been collected from those importing this equipment into Canada; (b) what is the estimated amount of federal taxes collected on the import of this equipment for each year since 1993; (c) what is the estimated amount of customs duties collected on the import of this equipment for each year since 1993; and (d) what is the estimated value of ...[+++] this type of equipment which has been imported into Canada?