Resumen de Finland: : New Copyright provisions for network recording services
The government has proposed (HE 181/2014 vp) amendments to the Finnish Copyright Act (404/1961). One of these amendments concerns new provisions on extended collective licencing for net-PVR services provided by third parties, such as IPTV companies. Early in 2014, a solution for copyright-proof recording services was introduced, which was based on negotiations between core actors in the field, namely broadcasters MTV Oy, Sanoma Entertainment Finland Oy, Yleisradio Oy, teleoperators DNA Oy, Elisa Oyj and Teliasonera Finland Oy, as well as collecting societies Kopiosto, Teosto and Tuotos, representing authors, performers, musicians and producers, among others. Later the same year, the Government proposal was introduced to the Parliament.
