[A2k] new: wiki resource page on the European Union Copyright Directive (EUCD)

[Vera Franz]

A network of civil society experts is cooperating over the summer to

create a best practice resource site and report on the implementation of
the EU Copyright Directive (EUCD). This is particularly timely as the EU
is currently reviewing its copyright law.

>From the project leads: 'We will discuss a draft version of the EUCD
report at the Wizards of OS conference in Berlin from 14-16 September,
and at the EUCD workshop we are organising on 17 September
<http://wizards-of-os.org/>. Based on feedback in Berlin, we will then
create a final report by the end of October.

We already have a significant amount of material up at
<http://eucd.wizards-of-os.org/index.php/Best_Practice_Guide>. We would
be interested to hear from other copyright experts who would like to
contribute further best practice examples from EUCD implementations. The
guide is structured so that implementation details are stored on
country-specific pages, and particularly good (or bad!) examples are
then referenced from the main report'.

Please contact Ian Brown (I.Brown@cs.ucl.ac.uk) if you would like to
become involved.




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Vera Franz
Program Manager
Information Program
<www.soros.org/ip>
Open Society Foundation
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