I am sorry Stéphane, I dont understand what you are saying. I am just guessing what you are saying. Can you say it other way?
Regards, Jan Wikimedia Česká republika 2015-12-04 8:52 GMT+01:00 Stéphane Coillet-Matillon < [email protected]>: > Hi Jan, > > You want to be friends with everyone so as to make your issues appear as > no-brainers that everyone agrees on. If it is politically shaded, then it > becomes a trading chip. > > Regards, > Stephane > > > > Le 4 déc. 2015 à 01:18, Jan Lochman <[email protected]> a écrit : > > One more question. Do you recommend to build good relationship with all > MEP from our country or should we pick some specific or just those in some > EU parliment fractions? > > > Regards, > Jan > > Wikimedia Česká republika > > 2015-12-02 12:36 GMT+01:00 Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov < > [email protected]>: > >> Hi Jan, >> >> Don't worry about asking questions. That's what we are here for. >> >> 2015-12-02 0:41 GMT+01:00 Jan Lochman <[email protected]>: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> thank you for the report. I have two questions and I am sorry for my >>> ignorance. >>> >>> 1) those two packages regarding Copyright harmonisation have what >>> status? Are they legislatory proposals? What will happened with them, when >>> the Commission will release them? >>> >> >> Yes, they will most likely be proposals to reform the current Copyright >> in the Information Society Directive from 2001 that contains a list of >> limitations and exceptions EU Member states must or can have. >> Once published by the Commission the dossier will be handed over to the >> European Parliament, where it will be given to the Legal Affairs Committee. >> Expecting the rapporteurs to be mostly the ones from the "Reda Report" >> although no decision has been made so far. >> The dossier will also enter \ the Council, which can also propose >> amendments and has to accept the final version. I am expecting the >> "competitiveness >> configuration >> <http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/configurations/compet/>" >> or the "single market configuration >> <http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/topics/single-market/>" to deal with >> copyright, although at this point I cannot be sure. >> >> >>> >>> 2) Can we help to our Brussel's collegues by crowdlobbing to our >>> national MEP presented in European Parliment? If so, we can potentionaly >>> spread this practice to other countries. >>> >>> Yes, although at this stage it might be wiser to wait for the actual >> dossier before starting to ask for precise things. The MEPs already go to >> know us around Freedom of Panorama and know that this is a priority for us. >> I would suggest to invest in relationship building. WMCZ inviting Pavel >> Svoboda to its annual conference and WMNL doing the same with Marietje >> Schaake are good examples of how its done professionally. Good job. If you >> have had any contacts with other MEPs a "season's greetings" message or an >> invitation to some relevant event in Prague might be a good idea. Make sure >> they don't forget about you! >> >> For MEPs that you weren't in touch with it might be good to think about >> the best way to approach them. I am happy to work it out with you! >> >> >>> Regards, >>> Juandev >>> Czech Republic >>> >>> >>> >> Thanks for everything! >> Dimi >> >> >>> >>> Wikimedia Česká republika >>> >>> 2015-12-01 17:18 GMT+01:00 Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov < >>> [email protected]>: >>> >>>> tl;dr >>>> The European Commission wants a fully harmonised copyright. One day. >>>> For now, they are planning two reform packages - in December and June 2016. >>>> Simultaneously there is more and more pressure on regulating a new >>>> enforcement and liability regime online. >>>> >>>> ----------------- >>>> This and past reports: >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Monitor >>>> ----------------- >>>> >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Monitor>----------------- >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Monitor>----------------- >>>> Copyright Reform Leak: The European Commission “leaked” a draft >>>> Communication [1] that will announce two copyright reform packages. It >>>> makes us expect three things: >>>> ----------------- >>>> 1) Small reform package in December: Before year’s end we’ll hear an >>>> announcement that the Marrakech Treaty [2] should be transposed as a >>>> compulsory & harmonised copyright exception for people with print >>>> disabilities. We’re expecting the pomme de discorde to be a >>>> “commercial availability” restriction proposed by publishers. This would >>>> mean that in order to use a work under this new exception one would first >>>> have to prove that the work is not available. >>>> ----------------- >>>> 2) June 2016 a larger reform will be proposed. The Commission still >>>> doesn’t know what will be in it (we’re hearing that the political cabinets >>>> have not reached an agreement yet, while the services are ready with draft >>>> texts). Apparently six issues have survived so far: “out-of-commerce”, >>>> “remote consultation”, “preservation”, “teaching illustrations”, “panorama” >>>> and “text and data mining”. The question is what the corresponding >>>> exceptions and limitation might look like. There are two ways it can go - >>>> fully harmonised exceptions or minimum standards. In the first case, having >>>> a restrictive exception (e.g. for non-commercial uses only) would be the >>>> main risk. In the second case, an unambitious minimum might mean little >>>> change in reality. >>>> ----------------- >>>> 3) Enforcement: Little surprisingly when dealing with copyright >>>> reform, calls for stricter and stronger online enforcement of IP rights is >>>> never far off. Multiple independent sources within the Commission have >>>> confirmed that they plan to propose an enforcement reform along with the >>>> copyright reform package. Again, there are two possibilities at hand: the >>>> e-Commerce Directive [3] and IPRED [4]. The e-Commerce Directive currently >>>> grants ISPs “liability breaks” that allow them to safely handle large >>>> amounts of traffic and content without taking up huge legal risks. IPRED >>>> deals with enforcing IP rights. If a overly strict liability for ISPs and >>>> online platforms is introduced, this might pose serious problems for anyone >>>> hosting and harbouring large amounts of user-generated content. Our >>>> analysis is that an IPRED reform as well as notice & action prodecures >>>> [5][6] are likely. Chances are that the e-Commerce Directive will remain as >>>> is. >>>> ----------------- >>>> ----------------- >>>> Satellite and Cable Directive: In an interesting last-minute >>>> manoeuvre the Commission is now openly hinting (through a leak and a now >>>> closed consultation [7]) at the possibility make force regulate >>>> cross-border access to content that if the industry doesn’t manage. They >>>> are looking into doing so by extending the SatCab Directive [8] to the >>>> online environment. It came into force in 1995 and made it legally possible >>>> for a TV channel to broadcast its signal across the Union without having to >>>> clear the rights for each country, as long as it does not actively market >>>> its product to other national markets. Applying the same principle to the >>>> internet might be legally challenging, but it is a powerful threat to >>>> collecting societies and rightsholders who fight hard to keep the >>>> territoriality of copyright. >>>> Further reading: >>>> http://ipkitten.blogspot.be/2015/08/does-eu-want-to-get-rid-of-geoblocking.html >>>> ----------------- >>>> ----------------- >>>> Platforms Liability Debate: As there is an open attempt to make >>>> online platforms more liable [9][10][11] for content they host and publish >>>> and there is an ongoing consultation on platforms [12][13], the debate is >>>> picking up pace in Brussels. There was a discussion in the Internal Market >>>> and Consumer Protection Committee of the EP (IMCO) on the 16th. Vicky Ford >>>> (ECR) and Kaja Kallas (ALDE) read statements that more or less agreed on >>>> the importance of platforms and the need to make sure they can continue to >>>> function while also pointing to the e-Commerce Directive. It being the >>>> legislation that grants “safe harbour” status to ISPs, this is the line >>>> most online platforms are happy to hear. Gerard de Graaf, Director of the >>>> Digital Economy Unit in DG Connect reaffirmed that the Commission is trying >>>> to come up with a single definition for digital platforms while admitting >>>> that they are struggling to square the circle between common traits and >>>> differences. He emphasised that they are analysing the current role of >>>> platforms focusing on issues like hate speech, application of copyright >>>> rules and notice and action procedures. A representative of the German >>>> Permanent Representation to the EU stated that his government feels close >>>> to the principles of the e-Commerce Directive. >>>> ----------------- >>>> ----------------- >>>> Paris Attacks, Privacy & Data Protection: There have been both >>>> European Parliament debates [14] and a Justice and Home Affairs Council >>>> meeting [15] on the question how to proceed after the latest terrorist >>>> attacks in France. Strong calls to rapidly conclude the General Data >>>> Protection Directive [16] before the end of the year, to approve the also >>>> stalled Passenger Name Record rules [17] and to exchange more >>>> security-related information between Member States were made. On the other >>>> hand, warning were shared that enough information is being gathered already >>>> and that the question is more of acting upon it rather than throwing more >>>> hay to the haystack. The debate is gravitating around privacy vs. more data >>>> collectionand is likely to go on for a while. >>>> ----------------- >>>> ----------------- >>>> Big Fat Brussels Meeting - Episode 3: The third annual EU Policy >>>> working group meeting took place in November. Two outputs are that the >>>> (lack of) interoperability (of systems and file formats) was identified as >>>> a barrier to access to knowledge and that safeguarding the public domain by >>>> not allowing new copyright on faithful digitisations is both a priority and >>>> seems politically feasible. >>>> ----------------- >>>> ----------------- >>>> Quick messages: >>>> ----------------- >>>> Empowering Women Online: The European Parliament Committee on Women’s >>>> Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) has requested an in-depth analysis on >>>> opportunities, risks and challenges for women online, which now has been >>>> released. [19] It lists and briefly describes the existing international >>>> and EU-level initiatives in this area. >>>> ----------------- >>>> EPP Group on Copyright: The European Parliament’s largest group has >>>> released their position on copyright reform. [20] Their baseline is that no >>>> reform is needed and licenses can solve everything. That same month the >>>> second largest group S&D admitted that they were split on the subject (as >>>> stated by their MEPs during an EP event [21]). >>>> ----------------- >>>> OER and Copyright Reform for Education: Communia and Polish MEP Michal >>>> Boni hosted a parliamentary breakfast on OER and copyright exceptions >>>> trying to weave the “user rights” angle into the debate. [21] >>>> ----------------- >>>> ----------------- >>>> [1]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6d07lh0nNGNaXFzUFBPaE0tY0E/view >>>> [2]http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/marrakesh/ >>>> [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Commerce_Directive >>>> [4]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enforcement_Directive >>>> [5]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice_and_take_down >>>> [6][Old text] >>>> http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php/ipred/723-e-commerce-directive-eu-commission-gives-notice-of-action >>>> [7] >>>> https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/consultation-review-eu-satellite-and-cable-directive >>>> [8]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_and_Cable_Directive >>>> [9] >>>> http://www.euractiv.com/sections/digital/meps-want-make-internet-companies-liable-radical-content-online-319843 >>>> [10] >>>> http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-considers-major-investigation-into-role-of-internet-platforms-1428074325 >>>> [11] >>>> http://www.project-disco.org/competition/070915-the-digital-single-market-and-a-duty-of-care-preserving-the-transatlantic-legal-framework-for-a-thriving-internet/#.Vl2x6np2Pl8 >>>> [12]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Platforms_Consultation >>>> [13] >>>> http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2015/10/04/digital-single-market-eu-wide-consultation-on-online-platforms-has-launched/id=62172/ >>>> [14] >>>> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/plenary/video?date=25-11-2015 >>>> [15]http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2015/11/20/ >>>> [16]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation >>>> [17] >>>> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2F%2FEP%2F%2FTEXT%2BIM-PRESS%2B20150714IPR81601%2B0%2BDOC%2BXML%2BV0%2F%2FEN&language=EN >>>> [18] >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Big_Fat_Brussels_Meeting_-_Episode_3/minutes >>>> [19] >>>> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2015/536473/IPOL_IDA%282015%29536473_EN.pdf >>>> [20] >>>> http://www.eppgroup.eu/system/files_force/publications/2015/11/EPPPPC.pdf >>>> [21] >>>> http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/events/sd-conference-digital-data-eu-happily-ever-after-or-content-unavailable >>>> [22] >>>> http://www.communia-association.org/2015/11/27/securing-user-rights-education-reflections-policy-debate/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Publicpolicy mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Publicpolicy mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Publicpolicy mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy > > > > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy > >
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