European Treaty Series - N 178

     

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF
SERVICES BASED ON, OR CONSISTING OF, CONDITIONAL
ACCESS


Strasbourg, 24.I.2001

     
     
 Preamble

The member States of the Council of Europe, other States and the European Community signatory hereto,

Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members;

Bearing in mind Recommendation No. R (91) 14 of the Committee of Ministers on the legal protection of encrypted television services;

Considering that piracy of decoding equipment for encrypted services is still a problem throughout Europe;

Noting that new types of conditional access services and devices, as well as new forms of unlawful access to these, have appeared since the adoption of the above recommendation;

Noting that there is great disparity among European States on legislation aimed at protecting services based on, or consisting of, conditional access;