Should the European Content Industry be Transparent or Translucent ?

There are two terms in the French language which used to be synonymous, but which
have taken on different nuances over the years: in the 17th century, the dictionary of the
Académie française stated that the word "diaphane" (English: translucent) was a
synonym of the word "transparent" (English: transparent). Nowadays, "diaphane" means
"something that allows light to pass through without being transparent". I would
say, as far as this nuance is concerned, that the European audiovisual industry is
translucent but not transparent: like the screen in an oriental puppet theatre, it is
penetrated by identifiable silhouettes that move and create noise. But it is a long way
from providing the transparency of a simple X-ray machine, let alone a scanner.
Nevertheless, over the past 20 years, transparency has become a key concept for
international, European and national public organisations. Transparency is often referred
to as an objective; it is sometimes regulated, but it is rarely implemented in a completely
satisfactory way. This is especially true in the audiovisual sphere and in the broader
sector that, rather sadly, is often referred to these days as the content industry.