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Orphan Works
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Global Media and Communications Watch
France – a proposal for new laws in the field of copyright and cultural heritage
By Camille Pecnard, Jules Fabre
On 22 October 2014, Fleur Pellerin, the French minister of culture and communication presented a proposal for a law adapting French law to EU law in the field of copyright and…
Incontestable Blog
Copyright Office to Hold Public Meetings Regarding Orphan Works
On March 10 and 11, 2014, the Copyright Office will host public discussions regarding potential legislation related to orphan works and mass digitization of books. The meetings will allow the public…
Incontestable Blog
Copyright Office to Hold Public Meetings Regarding Orphan Works
On March 10 and 11, 2014, the Copyright Office will host public discussions regarding potential legislation related to orphan works and mass digitization of books. The meetings will allow the public…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Orphan Works Problem
David R. Hansen, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Law; University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Kathryn Hashimoto, Gwen Hinze, Pamela Samuelson, and Jennifer M. Urban, all…
Inside Global Tech
Copyright Office Issues Notice of Inquiry on Orphan Works
In parallel with international initiatives, which we have blogged about here and here, the U.S. Copyright Office has issued an initial Notice of Inquiry seeking comments on the vexing problem…
Inside Global Tech
Update: Orphan Works Directive Receives Final Approval from European Council
Yesterday, the European Council issued its final approval for the Orphan Works Directive. See our previous blog post about the Directive’s approval by the Parliament here. The Council’s approval marks…
Inside Global Tech
European Parliament Approves Draft Orphan Works Directive
On September 13, 2012, the European Parliament approved the text of a new draft Directive that sets out permitted uses of orphan works (the “Directive”). However, the law's text -- which…
Media Law Prof Blog
Comments from the Max Planck Institute on Permitted Uses of Orphan Works
Kaya Köklü, Sylvie Nerisson, and Felix Trumpke, all of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, have published Comments of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and…
Media Law Prof Blog
Digital Copyright Problems of Orphan Works: A Comparative Law Perspective
Sally McCausland has published "Getting Broadcaster Archives Online: Orphan Works and Other Copyright Challenges of Clearing Old Cultural Material for Digital Use," in volume 14 of the Media Arts Law…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Does the Google Settlement Matter to this Blog?
By joetort
I was just perusing the ACS Blog and saw a post on Prof. James Gimmelman's take on the Google Book Settlement - which you may recall is the class action…