Resumen de Finland: : Proposed New Copyright Provisions on IPTV
A new Government bill (HE 181/2014 vp) proposes amendments to the Finnish Copyright Act (Tekijänoikeuslaki 404/1961). One of these amendments concerns new provisions on extended collective licences for network personal video recorder (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, including leading broadcasters, teleoperators and collective management societies representing authors, performers, musicians, and producers. Later the same year, the new Government bill was introduced to the Parliament.
