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3107, 2018

The New Copyright Legislation Proposals – A Help or a Hindrance?

July 31st, 2018|Categories: Article, Copyright, Digital Literacy, Media Literacy, Skills|Tags: , , , , , , |

At the beginning of June 2018, European lawmakers rejected a proposal by the European Parliaments Committee on Legal Affairs (known as JURI) to begin negotiations to update copyright laws for the digital age. The Parliament will now review once again in September. While the debate surrounding copyright continues to unfold, let’s take a moment to look at the main arguments in this controversial debate. The right of communication to the public under Article 3(1) of the Information Society Directive has been subject to many reviews and over time it has become increasingly complex but hugely [...]

2104, 2017

Support a Copyright for Educators in Europe

April 21st, 2017|Categories: Article, Campaign, Copyright, Media Literacy|

EAVI fully supports rightcopyright, COMMUNIA's campaign for a better copyright for education in Europe. Although some copyright exceptions exist for education, a lot has changed in education practice since Europe last updated copyright rules in 2001 and it may be a long time before we see another review. It is important that we get copyright right RIGHT NOW!

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