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The article reports on the use of drone aircraft in the production of motion pictures. It mentions their use in filming as well as support services like lifting lights or delivering equipment, working with lidar to map motion picture locations, and the issue of permits and regulations covering the use of drones.

The article reports on the completion by German media company Leonine of an all-rights licensing deal with Pathé Films on Guillaume Canet's upcoming film "Asterisk & Obelisk, The Silk Road" for Germany and Austria.

The article reports that the territory-by-territory licensing of films, the main source of revenues of European film and television (TV) industries and U.S. film industry, will likely survive the effort of the European Commission for unified digital market in Europe. It presents the views of Marco Chimenz of Cattleya production in Italy and Gunther H. Oettinger of European Commission on the issue.