Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access is a
European Union directive in the field of intellectual property law, made under the
internal market provisions of the
Treaty of Rome. The Directive covers "
conditional access
Conditional access (CA) is a term commonly used in relation to software and to digital television systems. Conditional access is an evaluation to ensure the person who is seeking access to content is authorized to access the content. Access is man ...
services", which are defined as television or radio broadcasts or internet services to which "access
..in an intelligible form is made conditional upon prior individual authorisation" and payment. Examples are
pay-per-view
Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast.
Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program ...
and
encrypted television and internet sites which charge for access.
Member States may not restrict the provision of conditional access services which originate in another Member State
rt. 3(2) Devices intended to circumvent the access restrictions are prohibited (Art. 4).
The convention formed the basis for the
Conditional Access Convention, a convention of the
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; , CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, represe ...
, to which the European Union is a party.
External links
Summaries of EU legislation > Internal market > Businesses in the internal market > Intellectual property > Directive 98/84/ECDirective 98/84/EC – textDirective 98/84/EC – national implementing measuresDirective 98/84/EC – adoption procedure(proposal, preparative texts, amendments made by the institutions etc.)
See also
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Copyright law of the European Union
Intellectual property law of the European Union
European Union directives
1998 in law
1998 in the European Union
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