Legal representatives of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe have reached an informal agreement on legislation to enable cultural heritage institutions to digitise ‘orphan’ works in their collections and make them available online. (more…)
EU Parliament reaches ‘informal’ deal on Orphan Works
June 13th, 2012 | Posted by in Europe | Legislation - (0 Comments)Richard Hooper calls for evidence in DCE Study
January 5th, 2012 | Posted by in Government | Hargreaves | Legislation - (0 Comments)Richard Hooper has announced that he has written to stakeholders in the Cultural and Creative Industries seeking ‘hard evidence’ in support of the Feasibility Study he is carrying out into a Digital Copyright Exchange (DCE) for the UK. (more…)
EC Announces Open Data Measures
December 20th, 2011 | Posted by in Europe | PSI Directive - (0 Comments)The European Commission has announced a ‘package’ of measures aimed at promoting the open publication, distribution and re-use of Public Sector Information as part of its review of the Public Sector Information Directive. (more…)
The Collections Trust has announced the publication of a series of new free resources for museums in the ‘Copyright’ section of Collections Link, the award-winning online platform for people who work with Collections. (more…)
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