An overview of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and what it means for libraries, archives, and research. This post is an adaptation of a post by Barbara Stratton, LACA Vice-Chair and International Spokesperson, for EBLIDA, the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations. On 26th March 2019, the European Parliament …
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LACA's response to a public consultation on the review of EU copyright rules. (March 2014) Background The consultation spans 80 questions and covers a broad spectrum of copyright law, looking at areas where copyright inhibits cross-border provision and the functioning of the (Digital) Single Market. LACA's response calls for: the imbalance in the way the …
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Educators ask for a better copyright (January 2018) COMMUNIA sent a joint letter to all MEPs working on copyright reform. The letter is an urgent request to improve the education exception in the proposal for a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market. It is supported by LACA and 32 other organisations representing schools, …
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