Netherlands
THE NETHERLANDS: Amendment of Law on Neighbouring Rights enters into force
IRIS 1997-4:1/16
Marina Benassi
Attorney at law
In IRIS 1997-3: 10 we announced the approval, by the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, of a Bill amending the Law on Neighbouring Rights. We can now report that the Bill became Law and entered into force on 19 March 1997. As a consequence of this amendment no remuneration in any form is due for the broadcasting of radio and television programmes in cafés as well as in other places to which the public has access without payment.
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This article has been published in IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory.