Geo-blocking: does it make you roar or yawn? Is geo-blocking, ie something that the Commission considers a priority for copyright reform at the EU level [here], really a copyright issue? Or is it rather a competition law one?The IPKat is delighted to host an extremely thoughtful contribution by competition law scholar and fellow blogger (Chillin' Competition) Pablo Ibanez-Colomo (London School of Economics) on some key developments occurred yesterday.Here's what Pablo writes:"The moment of truth for the Pay TV investigation has arrived. Yesterday, the Commission sent a statement of objections to Sky UK and the ‘Big Six’ Hollywood majors. It has come to the preliminary conclusion that the territorial restrictions introduced in the agreements between the pay TV operator and the studios are restrictive of competition, and this insofar as they give absolute territorial protection to broadcasters (both to Sky and to…
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