RD245 - ETNO Reflection Document in reply to the public consultation on Content Online in the Single Market

In reply to the EC consultation on Content Online, ETNO gives its opinion on aspects such as data protection, content licensing, copyright infringement, DRM interoperability, Net neutrality, cultural diversity, and DRM and rightsholder remuneration.

Online content markets are growing with extraordinary speed.  As the introduction to DG INFSO's questionnaire itself notes, the size of these markets in Western Europe is expected to triple by 2008.
In a rapidly-changing area characterised by multiple uncertainties, it is particularly important that any interventions are evidence-based, properly-targeted, and in full conformity with the subsidiarity principle.  This needs to be consistent with existing policy initiatives - including those where Commission departments other than DG INFSO have the lead.