[A2k] Green paper from EC on exceptions (deadline for comments is November 30, 2008)

[Manon Ress]

Please find a link to a green paper from the European commission.
It's a call for comments.  Specific issues include:  exceptions for
libraries and archives (digitisation, makinf availbale, orphan works),
exception for people with a disability, dissemination of works for
teaching and research purposes and user-created content.


Quote:
The Green Paper is essentially in two parts. The first part deals with
general issues regarding exceptions to exclusive rights introduced in
the main piece of European copyright legislation - Directive 2001/29/
EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related
rights in the information society ("the Directive")2. The other piece
of copyright legislation that is relevant for the knowledge economy,
Directive 96/9/EC on the legal protection of databases3,
has been analysed in a separate report4. Nevertheless, some aspects of
this directive, such as exceptions and limitations, will be addressed
in this report as well.

The second part deals with specific issues related to the exceptions
and limitations which are most relevant for the dissemination of
knowledge and whether these exceptions should evolve in the era of
digital dissemination.

The Green Paper will address all issues in a balanced manner taking
into account the perspective of publishers, libraries, educational
establishments, museums, archives, researchers, people with a
disability and the public at large.

Answers and comments, which may cover all or only a limited number of
the above issues, should reach the following address by 30 November
2008.
markt-d1@ec.europa.eu.


http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/docs/copyright-infso/greenpaper_en.pdf
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