[FYI] (Fwd) URGENT:Library provisions under attack in the Copyright

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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From:           	"Teresa Hackett" <eblida@nblc.nl>
Organization:   	Eblida
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Date sent:      	Fri, 19 Jan 2001 18:22:15 +0100
Subject:        	URGENT:Library provisions under attack in the Copyright 
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To EBLIDA lists and members 

Dear friends and colleagues,  

I returned yesterday from the European Parliament in Strasbourg.   
The Common Position of the draft EU copyright directive is   
currently at the European Parliament for the second reading. The   
Legal Affairs Committee put forward their own amendments to the   
text on Wednesday and these will be put to a vote on 30 January.   
This is the text that will then go forward for a vote by the whole   
European Parliament 12-15 February.  

ALMOST 200 AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN TABLED, MANY OF   THEM ATTACK THE 
LIBRARY PROVISIONS.  
It is very important that the Legal Affairs Committee do not accept   
these amendments. We must persuade the 70 members (35   permanent and 
35 substitutes) to reject them. Otherwise, the   whole Common 
Position is in danger of collapsing.  
The main amendments which concern libraries are to link "fair   
compensation" to all the exceptions and to limit the right of a   
library to make reproductions to archive and conservation purposes   
only (Article 5.2c) as it was in the first reading. There are also   
attacks on the private copying provision.  

EBLIDA is working with EFPICC (www.efpicc.org) to evaluate the   
amendments, draw up a voting list, meet with MEPs, talk to   Council 
representatives and prepare press releases.  

I plan to organise a library email/fax campaign to the Legal Affairs  
 Committee - I will circulate a text on Monday. I would urge you to   
translate this into your national languages for added impact.  

I would urge you to contact your national MEPs, especially those   on 
the Legal Affairs Committee:  
http://www.europarl.eu.int/committees/juri_home.htm.  

Let's make sure that this doesn't succeed!  
If you need further information, I'll be glad to take your call.  

Best wishes  
Teresa  
19/1/2001  





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