European Treaty Series - No.153

     
     
EUROPEAN CONVENTION RELATING TO QUESTIONS ON
COPYRIGHT LAW AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS IN THE
FRAMEWORK OF TRANSFRONTIER BROADCASTING BY
SATELLITE


Strasbourg, 11.V.94


Preamble

The member States of the Council of Europe and the other States Party to the European Cultural Convention, signatory hereto,

Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress;

Recalling their commitment to freedom of expression and information and the free flow of information and ideas as expressed, in particular, in the Declaration of 29 April 1982 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the freedom of expression and information;

Bearing in mind the concerns which inspired the adoption, by the Committee of Ministers, of Recommendation No.R (86) 2 on principles relating to copyright law questions in the field of television by satellite and cable, notably the need to safeguard the rights and interests of authors and other contributors when protected works and other contributions are broadcast by satellite;