Proposal for a Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society
COM(97)628

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg15/en/intprop/intprop/1100.htm

Response from The Library Association

VI. CONCLUSIONS

The proposed Directive in its present form will harm the access to information for research and private study and education much more than has been foreseen. Libraries urge the institutions of the European Union to ensure that the proposed Directive is amended in such a way that citizens can fully benefit from the Information Society and that democratic values are preserved. Libraries believe that all citizens have a right to expect that they can view and browse electronic material in their libraries and archival institutions just as freely as they can read a book.

The Library Association/EBLIDA
April 1998

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