HDF presents more than 900 Cinemas in Germany AV services are excluded from the scope of the Regulation as the end of Geoblocking would drastically alter key principles on which the film sector relies to cater to different audiences, to offer a diversity of content and to contribute to the economy. In the film sector, exclusive territorial licences are standard.
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HDF KINO
Industry association · Germany
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
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legislative file
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
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HDF KINO filed 2 positions between 4 Mar 2025 and 6 Mar 2025, across 1 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
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Für uns als Verband (der Filmtheater) bzw. deren Eventagentur ist es von wesentlicher Bedeutung, dass der Film- und audiovisuelle Sektor weiterhin von der Geoblocking-Verordnung ausgenommen bleibt. Die Fähigkeit und die Freiheit, Geoblocking einzuführen, das es den Rechteinhabern ermöglicht, gebietsspezifische Lizenzen für Rechte zu erteilen, ist für Unternehmen einschließlich KMU in ganz Europa nach wie vor von…
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