The Proposed European Council Directive on the harmonisation of certain aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society

	Briefing pack 1-9 (38 pages, 120 KB)
10.	Amended Proposal for a Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society response
11.	Timetable and Progress on Lobbying

This briefing pack of material may be used for lobbying purposes. Please feel free to copy and use all or some of it and adapt it to your local or sectoral concerns.

1. Directive Crib sheet

2. Sample letter

3. The Concerns of the Library and Information Profession

4. Summary of the new rights and exceptions

5. The case for Fair Practices in Copyright

6. The case for Fair Practices in Copyright Summary

7. The Response from The Library Association to the Directive April 1998

8. LA press release February 1999

9. EFPICC press release February 1999

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Sandy Norman
Copyright Adviser
E-mail: Sandyn@clara.net