Consumers of content in principle have the right to use works which are in the public domain without permission and with no copyright restrictions. In practice however determining if a work has passed into the public domain can often prove difficult. This is especially true when attempting to determine the public domain status of content in multiple jurisdictions. 

New rules on music copyright approved by Parliament on Tuesday aim to make it easier for online providers to get licences to stream music in more than one EU country. The law, already informally agreed with Council, should stimulate the development of EU-wide online music services for consumers and ensure that artists' rights are better protected and that they receive adequate royalties promptly

La OMPI ha publicado su informe IP Datos y Cifras, 2012 edición . "La Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) de 2012 Datos IP y cifras proporciona una visión general de la propiedad intelectual (IP) de la actividad basada en el último año disponible de la estadística." Este informe nos muestra la tendencias y los movimientos dentro de la la industria mundial de propiedad intelectual a nivel mundial.