European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - Commission takes first steps to broaden access to online content and outlines its vision to modernise EU copyright rules

"European Commission - Press release Commission takes first steps to broaden access to online content and outlines its vision to modernise EU copyright rules Brussels, 9 December 2015 Making EU copyright rules fit for the digital age Delivering on its Digital Single Market strategy, the Commission today presents a proposal to allow Europeans to travel with their online content and an action plan to modernise EU copyright rules. At present, Europeans travelling within the EU may be cut off from online services providing films, sports broadcasts, music, e-books or games that they have paid for in their home country. Today's proposed Regulation on the cross-border portability of online content services addresses these restrictions in order to allow EU residents to travel with the digital content they have purchased or subscribed to at home. Cross-border portability, a new EU right for consumers, is expected to be a reality in 2017, the same year as the end of roaming charges in the EU (press release). Since it is a proposal for a Regulation, once adopted it will be directly applicable in all 28 EU Member States. In addition, the Commission today outlines its vision of a modern EU copyright framework...."