United States of America
Netherlands
Copyright and Related Rights
3. Please explain whether and how the Netherlands protects against both the direct and indirect reproduction of phonograms as required by TRIPS Article 14.2, including by digital transmission in the context of subscription or interactive services.
As to the first part of the question, we confirm that the relevant parts of Article 6 of the Act on Neighbouring Rights read as follows: Article 6(1): "The producer of phonograms has the exclusive right to give permission for: "(c)the broadcasting or re-broadcasting or otherwise making public the phonogram produced by him or a reproduction thereof." The specific issue as to whether the right of reproduction also includes digital temporary reproduction is still open and under discussion at a national and international level.