The Conditional Access Convention, formally the European Convention on the Legal Protection of Services based on, or consisting of, Conditional Access is a convention of the Council of Europe, which requires its parties to make pieces of software that circumvent paywalls for television and radio programmes as well as "information society services".[1] The convention is based on the Conditional Access Directive which already required European Union Member states to enact similar legislation.
| European Convention on the Legal Protection of Services based on, or consisting of, Conditional Access | |
|---|---|
| Signed | 24 January 2001 |
| Location | Strasbourg |
| Effective | 1 July 2003 |
| Condition | 3 ratifications |
| Signatories | 11 |
| Parties | 7 COE states and the European Union |
| Depositary | Secretary General of the Council of Europe |
| Languages | English and French[1] |
As of September 2015, seven COE members as well as the European Union are party to the convention, covering in total 31 states.[2]