Tagged With: mass digitisation
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Research
EnDOW Report 2: Requirements for Diligent Search in 20 European Countries
EnDOW Report 2 builds on EnDOW Report 1, extending the survey of legislative requirements for diligent search to jurisdictions including France, Germany, Ireland and Spain. The report finds that the number of diligent search sources listed in national legislation varies significantly from country to country, limiting the harmonisation intended by the EU Orphan Works Directive.
Research
EnDOW Report 1: Requirements for Diligent Search in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Italy
This project report presents a comprehensive survey of the legislative requirements for diligent search across three EU member states, showing that it is possible, within the scope of the EU Orphan Works Directive, for diligent searches to be carried out remotely, but that almost half of the mandated search sources are inaccessible online.
Research
Copyright Clearance in the Refugee Studies Centre Digital Library Project
This journal article provides an overview of the copyright issues encountered when digitising a large collection of 20th century materials in the Refugees Studies Centre at the University of Oxford.
Research
Democratising the Rijksmuseum
This case study examines the Rijksmuseum's decision and steps taken to release its digital surrogates of public domain works online at the highest resolution without any copyright restrictions.
Policy & Evidence
The Impossible Quest: Problems with Diligent Search for Orphan Works
This journal article explores the scope of the diligent search requirement in the EU Directive on certain permitted uses of orphan works across several jurisdictions, and finds that some sources are not freely accessible online.
Policy & Evidence
Copyright in the Knowledge Economy
This communication summarises the results of a public consultation on the Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy.
Policy & Evidence
Copyright, and the Regulation of Orphan Works: A comparative review of seven jurisdictions and a rights clearance simulation
This report provides an overview of different orphan works regimes across six jurisdictions, and presents the results of a rights clearance simulation using those different mechanisms.