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European Parliament Set to Vote on Copyright Reform

2015/07/09

The European Parliament is set to vote on proposals tomorrow that aim to modernize copyright laws across the EU.


Last month the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs approved a series of amendments to a draft report prepared by Julia Reda, a member of the Pirate Party, in January. The committee voted on 556 proposed amendments to Directive No. 2001/29/EC. The amendments were passed by 23 votes to 2.


The latest draft of the report that is due to be voted on includes exceptions enabling libraries and public institutions to digitally reproduce copyright protected works for members. The proposals also suggest allowing end users to privately copy protected works without requiring the permission of the right owner.


Once the parliament votes on the report it will be the task of the European Commission to introduce new legislation. The legislation will then be sent to back to the parliament to be voted on.


Source: WIPR




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