Exception au droit d'auteur

« We are in a digital age with Big Data at the heart of our global online environment. Exploiting Big Data by manual means is virtually impossible. We therefore need to rely on innovative methods such as Machine Learning and AI to allow us to fully harness the value of Big…

« Following the implementation of policy, the Government aims to complete a post-implementation review (PIR). These reviews evaluate whether the regulation has met the intended objectives, and are usually carried out five years after implementing the policy. (…) »

« On July 5th, 2018, we had the opportunity to interview two esteemed individuals within the field of copyright—Dr. Jane Secker and Mr. Chris Morrison. Dr. Secker is a senior lecturer in educational development at City, University of London and Mr. Morrison is the copyright software licensing and information services policy…

« The fifth annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week took place February 26–March 2, 2018, growing to 153 participating organizations—as well as numerous individuals—celebrating the important and flexible doctrines of fair use and fair dealing worldwide. This year’s event was organized by the Association of Research…

« The German Copyright in the Information Society Amending Law (Urheberrechts-Wissensgesellschafts-Gesetz – UrhWissG) comes into force on 1 March 2018 and reformulates, among other things, the provisions on the use of protected works for education and research (so-called limitations on copyright). The amending law creates new regulations…

« Nobody among members of the World Intellectual Property Organization disputes the importance of the public services provided by libraries and archives. However, positions are different when it comes to providing exceptions to copyright to those entities so they can continue to dispense their services, in particular in the digital age.…

« A Directive and a Regulation have been adopted for the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty in the EU law, to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled, and to allow people with print disabilities to access books and other print material…

« The U.S. Copyright Office today released its Section 108 Discussion Document. Congress enacted section 108 of Title 17 in 1976, authorizing libraries and archives to reproduce and distribute, without permission, certain copyrighted works on a limited basis for the purposes of preservation, replacement, and research. However, the exceptions outlined in…

« L’exception pédagogique et de recherche est une des exceptions au droit d’auteur (voir l’article L122-5.3° e) du Code de la propriété intellectuelle). Entrée dans la loi française en 2006, elle ne couvre qu’une faible partie des pratiques d’enseignement et de recherche. (…) »

« En septembre dernier, le vice-président pour le marché unique numérique, M. Andrus Ansip, a rappelé qu’il importait « d’adapter les règles européennes sur le droit d’auteur au nouvel environnement numérique ». Il a par ailleurs souligné que « le produit de la création en Europe ne doit pas rester verrouillé, tout en étant solidement…