Le 4 déc. 2015 à 09:33, Jan Lochman
<jan.lochman(a)wikimedia.cz> a écrit :
I am sorry Stéphane, I dont understand what you are saying. I am just guessing what you
are saying. Can you say it other way?
Regards,
Jan
Wikimedia Česká republika
2015-12-04 8:52 GMT+01:00 Stéphane Coillet-Matillon <stephane.coillet(a)wikimedia.ch
<mailto:stephane.coillet@wikimedia.ch>>:
Hi Jan,
You want to be friends with everyone so as to make your issues appear as no-brainers that
everyone agrees on. If it is politically shaded, then it becomes a trading chip.
Regards,
Stephane
Le 4 déc. 2015 à 01:18, Jan Lochman
<jan.lochman(a)wikimedia.cz <mailto:jan.lochman@wikimedia.cz>> a écrit :
One more question. Do you recommend to build good relationship with all MEP from our
country or should we pick some specific or just those in some EU parliment fractions?
Regards,
Jan
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2015-12-02 12:36 GMT+01:00 Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov
<dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov(a)gmail.com
<mailto:dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov@gmail.com>>:
Hi Jan,
Don't worry about asking questions. That's what we are here for.
2015-12-02 0:41 GMT+01:00 Jan Lochman <jan.lochman(a)wikimedia.cz
<mailto:jan.lochman@wikimedia.cz>>:
Hi,
thank you for the report. I have two questions and I am sorry for my ignorance.
1) those two packages regarding Copyright harmonisation have what status? Are they
legislatory proposals? What will happened with them, when the Commission will release
them?
Yes, they will most likely be proposals to reform the current Copyright in the
Information Society Directive from 2001 that contains a list of limitations and exceptions
EU Member states must or can have.
Once published by the Commission the dossier will be handed over to the European
Parliament, where it will be given to the Legal Affairs Committee. Expecting the
rapporteurs to be mostly the ones from the "Reda Report" although no decision
has been made so far.
The dossier will also enter \ the Council, which can also propose amendments and has to
accept the final version. I am expecting the "competitiveness configuration
<http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/configurations/compet/>" or the
"single market configuration
<http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/topics/single-market/>" to deal with
copyright, although at this point I cannot be sure.
2) Can we help to our Brussel's collegues by crowdlobbing to our national MEP
presented in European Parliment? If so, we can potentionaly spread this practice to other
countries.
Yes, although at this stage it might be wiser to wait for the actual dossier before
starting to ask for precise things. The MEPs already go to know us around Freedom of
Panorama and know that this is a priority for us. I would suggest to invest in
relationship building. WMCZ inviting Pavel Svoboda to its annual conference and WMNL doing
the same with Marietje Schaake are good examples of how its done professionally. Good job.
If you have had any contacts with other MEPs a "season's greetings" message
or an invitation to some relevant event in Prague might be a good idea. Make sure they
don't forget about you!
For MEPs that you weren't in touch with it might be good to think about the best way
to approach them. I am happy to work it out with you!
Regards,
Juandev
Czech Republic
Thanks for everything!
Dimi
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2015-12-01 17:18 GMT+01:00 Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov
<dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov(a)gmail.com
<mailto:dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov@gmail.com>>:
tl;dr
The European Commission wants a fully harmonised copyright. One day. For now, they are
planning two reform packages - in December and June 2016. Simultaneously there is more and
more pressure on regulating a new enforcement and liability regime online.
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This and past reports:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Monitor
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Monitor>
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Copyright Reform Leak: The European Commission “leaked” a draft Communication [1] that
will announce two copyright reform packages. It makes us expect three things:
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1) Small reform package in December: Before year’s end we’ll hear an announcement that
the Marrakech Treaty [2] should be transposed as a compulsory & harmonised copyright
exception for people with print disabilities. We’re expecting the pomme de discorde to be
a “commercial availability” restriction proposed by publishers. This would mean that in
order to use a work under this new exception one would first have to prove that the work
is not available.
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2) June 2016 a larger reform will be proposed. The Commission still doesn’t know what
will be in it (we’re hearing that the political cabinets have not reached an agreement
yet, while the services are ready with draft texts). Apparently six issues have survived
so far: “out-of-commerce”, “remote consultation”, “preservation”, “teaching
illustrations”, “panorama” and “text and data mining”. The question is what the
corresponding exceptions and limitation might look like. There are two ways it can go -
fully harmonised exceptions or minimum standards. In the first case, having a restrictive
exception (e.g. for non-commercial uses only) would be the main risk. In the second case,
an unambitious minimum might mean little change in reality.
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3) Enforcement: Little surprisingly when dealing with copyright reform, calls for
stricter and stronger online enforcement of IP rights is never far off. Multiple
independent sources within the Commission have confirmed that they plan to propose an
enforcement reform along with the copyright reform package. Again, there are two
possibilities at hand: the e-Commerce Directive [3] and IPRED [4]. The e-Commerce
Directive currently grants ISPs “liability breaks” that allow them to safely handle large
amounts of traffic and content without taking up huge legal risks. IPRED deals with
enforcing IP rights. If a overly strict liability for ISPs and online platforms is
introduced, this might pose serious problems for anyone hosting and harbouring large
amounts of user-generated content. Our analysis is that an IPRED reform as well as notice
& action prodecures [5][6] are likely. Chances are that the e-Commerce Directive will
remain as is.
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Satellite and Cable Directive: In an interesting last-minute manoeuvre the Commission is
now openly hinting (through a leak and a now closed consultation [7]) at the possibility
make force regulate cross-border access to content that if the industry doesn’t manage.
They are looking into doing so by extending the SatCab Directive [8] to the online
environment. It came into force in 1995 and made it legally possible for a TV channel to
broadcast its signal across the Union without having to clear the rights for each country,
as long as it does not actively market its product to other national markets. Applying the
same principle to the internet might be legally challenging, but it is a powerful threat
to collecting societies and rightsholders who fight hard to keep the territoriality of
copyright.
Further reading:
http://ipkitten.blogspot.be/2015/08/does-eu-want-to-get-rid-of-geoblocking.…
<http://ipkitten.blogspot.be/2015/08/does-eu-want-to-get-rid-of-geoblocking.html>
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Platforms Liability Debate: As there is an open attempt to make online platforms more
liable [9][10][11] for content they host and publish and there is an ongoing consultation
on platforms [12][13], the debate is picking up pace in Brussels. There was a discussion
in the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of the EP (IMCO) on the 16th.
Vicky Ford (ECR) and Kaja Kallas (ALDE) read statements that more or less agreed on the
importance of platforms and the need to make sure they can continue to function while also
pointing to the e-Commerce Directive. It being the legislation that grants “safe harbour”
status to ISPs, this is the line most online platforms are happy to hear. Gerard de Graaf,
Director of the Digital Economy Unit in DG Connect reaffirmed that the Commission is
trying to come up with a single definition for digital platforms while admitting that they
are struggling to square the circle between common traits and differences. He emphasised
that they are analysing the current role of platforms focusing on issues like hate speech,
application of copyright rules and notice and action procedures. A representative of the
German Permanent Representation to the EU stated that his government feels close to the
principles of the e-Commerce Directive.
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Paris Attacks, Privacy & Data Protection: There have been both European Parliament
debates [14] and a Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting [15] on the question how to
proceed after the latest terrorist attacks in France. Strong calls to rapidly conclude the
General Data Protection Directive [16] before the end of the year, to approve the also
stalled Passenger Name Record rules [17] and to exchange more security-related information
between Member States were made. On the other hand, warning were shared that enough
information is being gathered already and that the question is more of acting upon it
rather than throwing more hay to the haystack. The debate is gravitating around privacy
vs. more data collectionand is likely to go on for a while.
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Big Fat Brussels Meeting - Episode 3: The third annual EU Policy working group meeting
took place in November. Two outputs are that the (lack of) interoperability (of systems
and file formats) was identified as a barrier to access to knowledge and that safeguarding
the public domain by not allowing new copyright on faithful digitisations is both a
priority and seems politically feasible.
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Quick messages:
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Empowering Women Online: The European Parliament Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender
Equality (FEMM) has requested an in-depth analysis on opportunities, risks and challenges
for women online, which now has been released. [19] It lists and briefly describes the
existing international and EU-level initiatives in this area.
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EPP Group on Copyright: The European Parliament’s largest group has released their
position on copyright reform. [20] Their baseline is that no reform is needed and licenses
can solve everything. That same month the second largest group S&D admitted that they
were split on the subject (as stated by their MEPs during an EP event [21]).
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OER and Copyright Reform for Education: Communia and Polish MEP Michal Boni hosted a
parliamentary breakfast on OER and copyright exceptions trying to weave the “user rights”
angle into the debate. [21]
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[
1]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6d07lh0nNGNaXFzUFBPaE0tY0E/view
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6d07lh0nNGNaXFzUFBPaE0tY0E/view>
[
2]http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/marrakesh/
<http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/marrakesh/>
[
3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Commerce_Directive
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Commerce_Directive>
[
4]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enforcement_Directive
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enforcement_Directive>
[
5]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice_and_take_down
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice_and_take_down>
[6][Old text]
http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php/ipred/723-e-commerce-directive-eu-commis…
<http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php/ipred/723-e-commerce-directive-eu-commission-gives-notice-of-action>
[7]https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/consultation-review-eu-satellite-and-cable-directive
<https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/consultation-review-eu-satellite-and-cable-directive>
[
8]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_and_Cable_Directive
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_and_Cable_Directive>
[
9]http://www.euractiv.com/sections/digital/meps-want-make-internet-companie…
<http://www.euractiv.com/sections/digital/meps-want-make-internet-companies-liable-radical-content-online-319843>
[
10]http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-considers-major-investigation-into-role-o…
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-considers-major-investigation-into-role-of-internet-platforms-1428074325>
[
11]http://www.project-disco.org/competition/070915-the-digital-single-marke…
<http://www.project-disco.org/competition/070915-the-digital-single-market-and-a-duty-of-care-preserving-the-transatlantic-legal-framework-for-a-thriving-internet/#.Vl2x6np2Pl8>
[
12]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Platforms_Consultation
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Platforms_Consultation>
[
13]http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2015/10/04/digital-single-market-eu-wide-consu…
<http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2015/10/04/digital-single-market-eu-wide-consultation-on-online-platforms-has-launched/id=62172/>
[14]http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/plenary/video?date=25-11-2015
<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/plenary/video?date=25-11-2015>
[15]http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2015/11/20/
<http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2015/11/20/>
[
16]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation>
[17]http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2F%2FEP%2F%2FTEXT%2BIM-PRESS%2B20150714IPR81601%2B0%2BDOC%2BXML%2BV0%2F%2FEN&language=EN
<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2F%2FEP%2F%2FTEXT%2BIM-PRESS%2B20150714IPR81601%2B0%2BDOC%2BXML%2BV0%2F%2FEN&language=EN>
[
18]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Big_Fat_Brussels_Meeting_-_Epi…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Big_Fat_Brussels_Meeting_-_Episode_3/minutes>
[19]http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2015/536473/IPOL_IDA%282015%29536473_EN.pdf
<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2015/536473/IPOL_IDA%282015%29536473_EN.pdf>
[20]http://www.eppgroup.eu/system/files_force/publications/2015/11/EPPPPC.pdf
<http://www.eppgroup.eu/system/files_force/publications/2015/11/EPPPPC.pdf>
[21]http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/events/sd-conference-digital-data-eu-happily-ever-after-or-content-unavailable
<http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/events/sd-conference-digital-data-eu-happily-ever-after-or-content-unavailable>
[
22]http://www.communia-association.org/2015/11/27/securing-user-rights-educ…
<http://www.communia-association.org/2015/11/27/securing-user-rights-education-reflections-policy-debate/>
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