Matt Greenhall, Deputy Executive Director of Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and member of LACA, and Fred Saunderson, Rights and Information Manager at National Library of Scotland and Chair of LACA, introduce LACA's current priorities and new working group structure Providing a voice to the community LACA represents a broad cross-section of the library, information, and …
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Orphan works exception and a no-deal Brexit: statement on impact and alternatives
A statement on the removal of the EU orphan works exception in the case of a no-deal Brexit, with an overview of alternatives if the exception is lost. Orphan Works No-Deal StatementDownload the statement PDF The UK Government previously announced that if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, the EU orphan works …
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Orphan works exception: Brexit briefing
A briefing for libraries, archives, and cultural organisations on the removal of the orphan works copyright exception in the case of a no deal Brexit. Orphan Works Brexit BriefingDownload the briefing PDF The Government has announced that if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, the orphan works copyright exception will be removed …
Orphan works exception: use it or lose it
(October 2018) As a likely consequence of the UK leaving the EU, the UK is at risk of losing a hugely beneficial “exception to copyright” that allows cultural organisations to digitise and make available online “orphan works” from their collections – works whose copyright owner(s) are unknown or uncontactable. The Government has said that in …
Orphan Works consultation
LACA's response to a consultation on implementing a domestic orphan works licensing scheme and the EU Directive on certain permitted uses of orphan works. (February 2014) Background Orphan works are copyright works for which one or more of the copyright owners cannot be found. At present, if the work is an orphan then it cannot …
Hargreaves implementation
LACA and CILIP actively support the Government endorsed recommendations for copyright reform outlined in the 2011 Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property. This page includes letters, press releases and briefings relating to the implementation of these recommendations. Letter to the IPO about the repeal of Section 52 (December 2015) LACA and Universities UK wrote to Dr …
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