European copyright directive ‘opens door to mass digitalisation’ | Times Higher Education (THE)

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Summary:

"Librarians believe that a new copyright directive passed by the European Parliament could open the door to the mass digitalisation of books, films and audio recordings, potentially meaning fewer trips to distant libraries for scholars and students who need access to obscure material....

It should make it easier for libraries to digitalise documents that are still in copyright but are not commercially available. These could include radio broadcasts, out-of-print books and unpublished oral histories, said Ben White, a member of the legal working group at the Association of European Research Libraries.

It could help to make available “huge amounts of unpublished material with a big research value”, he said.

At the moment, libraries must seek permission to digitalise these documents one by one, painstakingly tracking down the copyright owner for each, he explained, meaning that digitalisation is not possible at scale...."

Link:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/european-copyright-directive-opens-door-mass-digitalisation

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oa.new oa.copyright oa.legislation oa.digitization oa.paywalled oa.europe

Date tagged:

03/29/2019, 11:49

Date published:

03/29/2019, 13:07