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posted by martyb on Tuesday September 04 2018, @02:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the 30%-locally-sourced dept.

From Variety:

Quotas obligating Netflix, Amazon and other streaming services operating in the European Union to dedicate at least 30% of their on-demand catalogs to local content are set to become enshrined in law soon.

Roberto Viola, head of the European Commission department that regulates communications networks, content and technology, said the new rules, which will also demand visibility and prominence of European product on streamers, are on track to be approved in December.

"We just need the final vote, but it's a mere formality," he told Variety at the Venice Film Festival.

Netflix, Amazon and other streamers will be required to fund TV series and films produced in Europe by commissioning content, acquiring it or paying into national film funds through a small surcharge added to their subscription fee, something which is already happening in Germany. Netflix tried unsuccessfully to fight the German surcharge in court.


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  • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Tuesday September 04 2018, @06:18PM (2 children)

    by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 04 2018, @06:18PM (#730378) Homepage Journal

    Let's say you want to provide every movie ever made to everyone, and let's say you can manage the necessary financial arrangements with the copyright holders.

    Surely a reasonable thing to want to do.

    This would be illegal in Germany, because more than 70% of movies are made outside Germany.

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  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday September 04 2018, @07:45PM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Tuesday September 04 2018, @07:45PM (#730422) Journal

    It seems the EU would only be upset if you were charging people / making lots of money.

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  • (Score: 1) by GDX on Wednesday September 05 2018, @12:34PM

    by GDX (1950) on Wednesday September 05 2018, @12:34PM (#730712)

    Actually from an European point of view that is only technically illegal, but most judges in this case are going to make the law not applicable or null in this case as you are already offering all the content made in Germany and is unreasonable to make you offer something that don't exist to meet a quota.