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The Copyright Subgroup of the European Digital Library Initiative - a
flagship project of the European Commission's overall strategy to boost the
digital economy, the i2010 strategy - recently published an interim report
(PDF file) covering in particular the three following issues: orphan works,
out of print works and digital preservation.
The report proposes a series of concrete measures to be implemented by or
with the direct involvement of the stakeholders (mainly publishers,
libraries, archives, collecting societies, Member States). These measures
constitute an important step forward for facilitating the digitisation,
online accessibility and digital preservation of cultural material., along
the lines of the recently adopted Commission Recommendation.
The report is available for download at
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/doc/mi
nutes_of_hleg_meet/copyright_subgroup/interim_report_16_10_06.pdf.
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Helen Hockx-Yu
Programme Manager
JISC Executive
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Brettenham House (South Entrance)
5, Lancaster Place
London WC2E 7EN
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