The European Parliament asks for the portability of web content for European customers

Pretend that users who contract cloud services such as Spotify or Netflix can use them in any member state when traveling

  The Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has asked on Tuesday that European users who hire 'online' viewing of movies, music, games or sports broadcasts such as those offered by Netflix or Spotify are entitled to their "portability" when they travel from travel (not residence) to another Member State.

  The MEPs are positioned in line with the proposal of Brussels to end from 2017 with the restrictions that prevent today who acquires content this type of content, either by subscription or prepayment, can see them when they travel temporarily to another country of the European Union . With this step - which fixes the position of the European Parliament and has gone ahead with 22 votes in favor and none against, or abstentions - the process to negotiate with the Twenty-eight the new rules for the cross-border portability of the viewing services is opened In the net.

This will allow the "uniform" application of the rules on portability, while protecting issues of "territoriality" to protect the development of the audiovisual and film sector, said the rapporteur of the European Parliament, the French liberal Jean-Marie Cavada .

According to the position of the Eurocámara, the new norms will end the practices of territorial exclusive license that is applied at the moment in many platforms.

This is to ensure that a user has access to their subscription in their country of residence from any device or Member State in which they are located, although "random checks" are envisaged to verify that the client's residence is provided in contract. Thus, the MEPs advocate establishing "strong control measures", with random IP controls, for example, but with guarantees.