 European Union directive: |
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| Directive 98/84/EC
Directive on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access |
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| Made by | European Parliament & Council |
| Made under | Art. A directive is a legislative act of the European Union which requires member states to achieve a particular result without dictating the means of achieving The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU The European Council (referred to as a European Summit) is the highest political body of the European Union. 57(2), 66 & 100a |
| Journal reference | L320, 1998-11-28, pp. The Official Journal (OJ of the European Union is the Gazette of record for the European Union. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events 54–57. |
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| Made | 1998-11-20 |
| Came into force | 1998-11-28 |
| Implementation date | 2000-05-28 |
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| Commission proposal | C14, 1997-10-16, p. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western 7 C203, 1998-06-30, p. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 12 |
| EESC opinion | C129, 1998-04-27, p. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC is a body of the European Union (EU established in 1957 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 16 |
| EP opinion | C152, 1998-05-18, p. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. 59]] |
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Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access is a European Union directive in the field of intellectual property law, made under the internal market provisions of the Treaty of Rome. A directive is a legislative act of the European Union which requires member states to achieve a particular result without dictating the means of achieving Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names The Single European Act (SEA was the first major revision of the Treaty of Rome that formally established the single European market and the European Political Cooperation The Directive covers "conditional access services", which are defined as television or radio broadcasts or internet services to which "access [. . . ] in an intelligible form is made conditional upon prior individual authorisation" and payment. Examples are pay-per-view and encrypted television and internet sites which charge for access. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event
Member States may not restrict the provision of conditional access services which originate in another Member State [Art. 3(2)]. Devices intended to circumvent the access restrictions are prohibited (Art. 4).
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Enforcement of intellectual property rights in the European Union |  |
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| Directive 98/84/EC (Conditional access) • Directive 2001/29/EC (DRM) • Directive 2004/48/EC (Civil enforcement) • Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 (Customs enforcement) | ||
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