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Creative Commons welcomes landmark agreement in Europe on Digital Services Act

After several years of debate and intense, final negotiations lasting into the night, EU legislators reached a political agreement on the proposed Digital Services Act (DSA). DSA will regulate digital services that act as intermediaries – online platforms like social media and marketplaces – and their role of connecting consumers with goods, services, and content. …Read More“Creative Commons welcomes landmark agreement in Europe on Digital Services Act”

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Digital Services Act — Is the EU legislative train on the right track?

On December 14, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament adopted its position on the Digital Services Act (DSA) proposal, under the leadership of IMCO DSA Rapporteur MEP Christel Schaldemose (S&D, Denmark). What is the Digital Services Act? The Digital Services Act aims to update the current EU legal framework …Read More“Digital Services Act — Is the EU legislative train on the right track?”

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Creative Commons’ statement on CC licenses and the text and data mining exception under Article 4 EU CDSM Directive

Creative Commons’ statement on the Opt-Out Exception Regime / Rights Reservation Regime for Text and Data Mining under Article 4 of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market is now available here. We’re grateful to everyone who contributed their many thoughtful comments during the public consultation period, which has now come to …Read More“Creative Commons’ statement on CC licenses and the text and data mining exception under Article 4 EU CDSM Directive”

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European Commission forging ahead to boost public sector information and open science

While the EU copyright reform teeters on the edge of turning into a complete disaster, last week the European Commission published a proposal for a revision of the Directive on the reuse of public sector information (PSI Directive), and a recommendation on access to and preservation of scientific information. Both of these documents are …Read More“European Commission forging ahead to boost public sector information and open science”

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56 organisations tell EU legislator to delete the absurd link tax

Creative Commons and 55 organisations sent a letter to the head of the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee, MEP Axel Voss, urging him to remove the harmful and counterproductive press publishers right from the EU copyright reform docket. Last month, we wrote about the proposal floated by Voss that would take the already-harmful press publishers …Read More“56 organisations tell EU legislator to delete the absurd link tax”

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Derecho de autor en el tratado de libre comercio Mercosur-Unión Europea: pocas mejoras y muchos retrocesos

Publicado originalmente en inglés el 6 de abril de 2018. Traducción: Equipo de CC Uruguay. Un borrador recientemente filtrado del tratado de libre comercio Mercosur-Unión Europea muestra pequeñas mejoras en el capítulo sobre propiedad intelectual. Parece que la extensión innecesaria e injustificada de 20 años de duración del derecho de autor ahora se elimina del acuerdo, y …Read More“Derecho de autor en el tratado de libre comercio Mercosur-Unión Europea: pocas mejoras y muchos retrocesos”

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Direito autoral no tratado comercial Mercosul-UE: poucas melhoras e muitos retrocessos

Publicado originalmente em inglês em 6 de abril de 2018. Tradução: Ana Luiza Araújo Uma proposta recém vazada do tratado de livre comércio entre o Mercosul e a União Europeia mostra pequenas melhorias no capítulo sobre propriedade intelectual. Agora parece que a extensão desnecessária e injustificada dos prazos de direito de autor por 20 anos não …Read More“Direito autoral no tratado comercial Mercosul-UE: poucas melhoras e muitos retrocessos”

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Copyright in Mercosur-EU trade agreement: A little better, but mostly worse

A recently-leaked draft of the Mercosur-EU free trade agreement shows minor improvements to the chapter on intellectual property. It appears that the unnecessary and unwarranted 20 year copyright term extension is now dropped from the agreement, and the parties have introduced some flexibility for users to get around technical protection measures in order to leverage …Read More“Copyright in Mercosur-EU trade agreement: A little better, but mostly worse”

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Communia publishes position papers to untangle lackluster EU copyright proposal

2016年9月，欧盟委员会公布了对欧盟版权的修改建议。不幸的是，该提议未能兑现在欧洲建立现代版权法的承诺。卡塔尔vs葡萄牙分析知识共享是共同体协会的创始成员之一，该协会一直在努力倡导对委员会的计划进行积极的改革。…Read More“Communia publishes position papers to untangle lackluster EU copyright proposal”

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