This week, after more than two years of heated debate, things changed for the better for museums and other cultural heritage institutions in the EU. This doesn't affect the legal landscape in the US, of course, but for museums that deal with other museums abroad, it's advisable to know what the landscape looks like on the other side of the pond. Short and sweet summary: https://pro.europeana.eu/post/copyright-reform-passed-by-european-parliament
Other articles in the new copyright directive not directly affecting museums are more controversial. The positive take: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20190321IPR32110/european-parliament-approves-new-copyright-rules-for-the-internet The negative take: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/26/tech/eu-copyright-article-13/index.html -- *Amalyah Keshet* *Copyright Management for Cultural Heritage, Jerusalem* *Senior Consultant, Naomi Korn Associates, London* _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
