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URGENT:Library provisions under attack in the Copyright

------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "Teresa Hackett" <eblida@nblc.nl> Organization: Eblida To: ecup-list@kaapeli.fi Date sent: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 18:22:15 +0100 Subject: URGENT:Library provisions under attack in the Copyright Send reply to: eblida@nblc.nl Priority: normal Send reply to: ecup-list@kaapeli.fi

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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Teresa Hackett, Director EBLIDA P.O. Box 43300 NL-2504 AH The Hague Tel: +31-70-309 0608 Mobile: +31-6-20416579 Fax: +31-70-309 0708 Email: eblida@nblc.nl www.eblida.org ******************** EBLIDA Lobbying for Libraries ******************** ------- End of forwarded message -------

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