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2011

EBLIDA_response_Green Paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union, 16 November 2011
EBLIDA response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market.

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Memorandum of Understanding - Key Principles on the Digitisation and Making Available of Out-of-Commerce Works, 20 September 2011
EBLIDA signed the Memorandum of Understanding - Key Principles on the Digitisation and Making Available of Out-of-Commerce Works (unsigned version available here)

2010

EBLIDA Proposal for discussion at the Comité des Sâges’ public hearing, 28 October 2010
Orphan Works – Issues and Solutions. A paper summarizing EBLIDA's presentation at the hearing.

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Copyright for Creativity - A Declaration for Europe. May 2010
Press and background information and other translations available on www.copyright4creativity.eu

2009

EBLIDA Response to the European Commission’s consultation "Content Online", October 2009

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EBLIDA statement on Orphan Works for the European Commission hearing, October 26th 2009

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EBLIDA verbal intervention at the European Commission’s Google Book US Settlement Agreement information hearing, Brussels, 7th September 2009

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EBLIDA position statement for the European Commission’s Google Book US Settlement Agreement information hearing, Brussels, 7th September 2009

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Term Extension Directive joint statement, January 2009
BEUC, Consumer Focus, EBLIDA, EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), European Digital Rights, IFLA, La Quadrature du Net and the Open Rights Group reject the Term Extension Directive.

2008

EBLIDA Response to the European Commission’s Green Paper ‘Copyright in the Knowledge Economy’, December 2008

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Letters sent to Commissioners in response to the proposals to extend copyright protection in sound recordings.
The EBLIDA Expert Group on Information Law wrote to the following European Commissioners on 19 June 2008 to state that we strongly disagree with Internal Market & Services Commissioner Charlie McCreevy's proposals to extend the term of copyright protection in sound recordings (and performances in them) from the current 50 years to 95 years: - Janez Potocnik (Science and Research); - Viviane Reding (InfoSoc).

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Letters sent to Commissioners in response to the proposals to extend copyright protection in sound recordings.
The EBLIDA Expert Group on Information Law wrote to the following European Commissioners on 19 June 2008 to state that we strongly disagree with Internal Market & Services Commissioner Charlie McCreevy's proposals to extend the term of copyright protection in sound recordings (and performances in them) from the current 50 years to 95 years: - Ján Figel (Education, Training, Culture and Youth); - Neelie Kroes (Competition); - Meglena Kuneva (Consumer Protection); - Charlie McCreevy (Internal Market and Services)

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Model Agreement For A Licence On Digitisation Of Out Of Print Works, with option for online accessibility
Written by the European Commission's High Level Group on Digital Libraries, Copyright Sub-Group, on which EBLIDA was represented. Annex 4 of the final report on Digital Preservation, Orphan Works, and Out-of-Print Works.

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Model Agreement For A Licence On Digitisation Of Out Of Print Works
Written by the European Commission's High Level Group on Digital Libraries, Copyright Sub-Group, on which EBLIDA was represented. Annex 3 of the final report on Digital Preservation, Orphan Works, and Out-of-Print Works.

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Memorandum of Understanding on Diligent Search Guidelines for Orphan Works
Written by the European Commission's High Level Group on Digital Libraries, Copyright Sub-Group, on which EBLIDA was represented

2007

EBLIDA Contribution to Consultation on Online Music Services, June 2007

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FFII/EFF/EBLIDA/BEUC Coalition Report, May 2007
Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights

2006

Position Paper July 2006
EBLIDA Response to the Open Consultation on "Copyright levies in a converging world".

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Position Paper March 2006
EBLIDA Response to the European Commission on the evaluation of EU rules on databases [DG Internal Market and Services Working Paper. First evaluation of Directive 96/9/EC on the legal protection of databases, Brussels, 12 December 2005]

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Position Paper January 2006
Stellungnahme des Deutschen Bibliotheksverbandes e.V. zum Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie des europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über Dienstleistungen im Binnenmarkt vom 25.2.2005 KOM (2004) 2 endgültig/2.

2005

Position Paper November 2005
EBLIDA Statement on the Proposal of the European Parliament and of the Council for a Directive on Services in the Internal Market.

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Position Paper September 2005
How International Trade Agreements affect Libraries. EBLIDA Position Paper on International Trade Agreements.

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Position Paper September 2005
EBLIDA Positionspapier. Der Einfluss internationaler Handelsabkommen auf Bibliotheken. EBLIDA Positionspapier zu internationalen Handelsabkommen.

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Position Paper July 2005
EBLIDA Response to the European Commission web-based Working Document Management of copyright and related rights and the Commission Staff Working Document Study on a Community initiative on the cross-border collective management of copyright of 7 July 2005

Position Paper March 2005
EBLIDA Response to the European Commission Working Party 29 Working Document on Data Protection Issues related to Intellectual Property Rights (Working Document 104 of 18 January 2005)

2004

Position Paper October 2004
EBLIDA Response to the European Commission Staff Working Paper on the Review of the EC legal framework in the field of Copyright and related rights (SEC(2004)0995 of 19 July 2004)

Position Paper September 2004
EBLIDA Response to the European Commission consultation on the Final Report of the High Level Group on Digital Rights Management.

Position Paper June 2004
EBLIDA Response to the European Commission consultation on the Communication from the European Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on the Management of Copyright and Related Rights in the Internal Market (COM (2004)261 final, Brussels, 16 April 2004)

Position Paper March 2004
EBLIDA Statement on the infringement procedures over Public Lending Right.

2003

Position Paper December 2003
EBLIDA Position on European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market Report (First reading) on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures and procedures to ensure the enforcement of intellectual property rights (A5-0468/2003)

Position Paper August 2003
EBLIDA Position on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures and procedures to ensure the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights.

Position Paper February 2003
EBLIDA Position on Digital Rights Management Systems.

Position Paper January 2003
EBLIDA Response to the EC consultation on WTO members' requests to the EC and its member states for improved market access to services.

2002

Position Paper November 2002
EBLIDA Statement on the WTO GATS negotiations, Libraries and trade in services, November 2002

2000

Position Paper December 2000
EBLIDA Response to the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market's draft Recommendation for Second Reading on the proposed Directive on the Harmonisation of certain aspects of Copyright and related Rights in the Information Society.

Position Paper October 2000
EBLIDA Comments on the text of the amended proposal approved by COREPER to the proposed Directive on the Harmonisation of certain aspects of Copyright and related Rights in the Information Society.

1999

Position Paper August 1999
EBLIDA Response to the amended draft Directive on the Harmonisation of certain aspects of Copyright and related Rights in the Information Society - presented by the European Commission on 21 May 1999, Part I: Recommendations.

Position Paper August 1999
EBLIDA Response to the amended draft Directive on the Harmonisation of certain aspects of Copyright and related Rights in the Information Society - presented by the European Commission on 21 May 1999, Part II: Recitals and Articles.

1998

Position Paper July 1998
EBLIDA Comments (ten minutes) to the proposed Directive on the Harmonisation of certain aspects of Copyright and related Rights in the Information Society, European Parliament Public Hearing, Consumer Forum Intergroup.

Position Paper June 1998
EBLIDA Statement (five minutes) on the proposed Directive on the Harmonisation of certain aspects of Copyright and related Rights in the Information Society, European Parliament Public Hearing, Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizen's Rights.

Position Paper June 1998
The European Fair Practices in Copyright Campaign (EFPICC) - Leading European user and technology industry groups unite to call for a balanced Information Society Copyright Directive.

Position Paper May 1998
EBLIDA Response to issues to be raised at the Economic and Social Committee Hearing on Copyright.

Position Paper March 1998
EBLIDA Position Paper on the proposed Directive on the Harmonisation of certain aspects of Copyright and related Rights in the Information Society. Save Future Access to Information Now!

1997

Position Paper August 1997
EBLIDA Contribution at WIPO Informal Meeting on Databases.

Position Paper April 1997
EBLIDA Comments on the Follow-up to the Green Paper on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society.

1996

Position Paper November 1996
EBLIDA Position Paper on the Proposed New Treaties in the Copyright field under discussion at WIPO.

1995

Position Paper October 1995
EBLIDA Response to the EC Green Paper on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society.

1993

Position Paper March 1993
EBLIDA Position Paper on the Directive on the Legal Protection of Databases.