DIRECTIVE ON THE COORDINATION OF CERTAIN RULES CONCERNING COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO SATELLITE BROADCASTING AND CABLE RETRANSMISSION

Directive  on  the  Coordination  of  Certain  Rules  Concerning  Copyright  and  Neighbouring

Rights  Applicable  to  Satellite  Broadcasting  and  Cable  Retransmission.Copyright.  A  1993

European Commission initiative requiring members, among other things, to (1) recognize the right

of a copyright owner to decide whether the work may be relayed by either cable or satellite, and (2)

define  the  “place”  of  a  satellite  broadcast  as  the  location  where  the  signal  originates.  —  Also

termed Cable and Satellite Directive. [Blacks Law 8th]