European Commission copyright consultation Introduction, timeline, and table of contents

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The European Commission is considering modernizing European copyright laws. To get feedback and input on this modernization, the Commission published a series of questions, and asked organizations (like ours) to answer them. This was an important opportunity to influence EU copyright laws, and therefore an important opportunity for us to influence the future of the free knowledge movement. More background is available from the European Commission.

Submission [ edit ]

We submitted our finalized answers to the European Commission on March 4th, 2014. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Further copyright reform discussion [ edit ]

If you're interested in participating in future discussions of copyright reform and Wikimedia, please join the conversation on the AdvocacyAdvisors mailing list.

Questions answered [ edit ]

I. Rights and the functioning of the Single Market

1. The act of "making available"

2. Two rights involved in a single act of exploitation

3. Linking and browsing

4. Download to own digital content

II. Limitations and exceptions in the Single Market

1. Preservation and archiving

2. Off-premises access to library collections

3. E – lending

4. Mass digitisation

III. Private copying and reprography

IV. Fair remuneration of authors and performers

V. Respect for rights

VI. A single EU Copyright Title

VII. Other issues

Guides from other sources [ edit ]

Some other open culture/digital rights organizations also posted guides advising on how to respond. For reference:

Past Timeline [ edit ]