23 September 2011
EFJ signs EU Key Principles for Digitising Out-of-print Books
(20.09.2011)
The EFJ represented by the Vice-President, Philippe Leruth signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with key stakeholders to enable mass digitisation of out-out-print
books whilst upholding authors' rights. Leruth took the opportunity to present
the EFJ handbook on authors' rights to EU Commissioner Michel Barnier, who
witnessed the signing of the MoU.
The
MoU signed by authors, publishers, libraries and collective management
societies offers a practical solution that allows the negotiation of a
voluntary collective agreement to licence the out-of-print work between the
users and authors or rightholders. Most importantly, it recognises the role of
authors and their rights to object to any unauthorised uses or manipulation of
their works.
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