Workshop: Strengthening the European information society

23 Oct 2009 09:00
23 Oct 2009 13:00
Strengthening the European Information Society: Consumers in Media Policy and Law
The IES and IBBT-SMIT organised a half-day expert workshop on the occasion of launching the edited collection "Rethinking European Media and Communications Policy".  The workshop focused on the role of the consumer, as it picked up four topical consumer related angles to the main theme of the book.

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Programme


09.15-09.30h
  • Introduction and presentation of IES edited collection 'Rethinking European Media and Communications Policy'
  • Prof.Dr. Caroline Pauwels (Director, IBBT-SMIT)
  • Prof.Dr. Harri Kalimo (Senior Research Fellow, IES)

09.30-10.10h:
  • Session 1: Internet - tackling online piracy without harming consumer rights
  • Sakari Aalto (Partner, Roschier Attroneys Ltd)
  • Comments by Prof.Dr. Fabienne Brison (Professor in Media, ICT and Intellectual Property Rights, Faculty of law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Partner, Howrey LLP) [Download]

10.10-10.50h:
  • Session 2: Digital television - how to ensure fair access to content?
  • Ciaran Walker (Senior Competition Counsel for BT Group)
  • Comments by Thomas Roukens (Advisor, Regulatory Affairs, Telenet)

10.50-11.10h:
  • Coffee break

11.10-11.50h:
  • Session 3: Audiovisual Media Services - does the EU's internal market further consumer rights?
  • Katrien Lefever (Researcher, ICRI, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
  • Comments by Maxim Hauk (Legal Advisor, ACT)

11.50-12.30h:
  • Session 4: Sports broadcasting rights - has the sports fan benefited from EU competition policies?
  • Dr. Herbert Ungerer (Former Deputy Director General DG Competition) [Download]
  • Comments by Ben Van Rompuy (Researcher, IES) [Download]

12.30h
  • Lunch

Registration: Closed


Location:
Institute for European Studies - Pleinlaan 15, 5th floor - 1050 Brussels