LIBRARIES MUST BE ALLOWED E-BOOK LICENCES UNDER THE NEW EU COPYRIGHT REFORMS, SAYS MEP
January 1st, 2017
Libraries should be allowed e-book licences across the European Union (EU), the European Parliament's lead negotiator on the European Commission's proposed copyright reforms, Maltese MEP Therese Cachia Comodino will propose later this year, a Brussels hearing has been told. A position paper from the MEP circulated on Wednesday (January 11) said that if the rights holders are fairly compensated and technical measures allow effective control of the lent work, libraries should be allowed to hold and lend e-books in all 28 member states. She also backed the ...
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