@article{48377,
      recid = {48377},
      author = {Tryggvadóttir, Rán. and Rán Tryggvadóttir,},
      title = {European libraries and the internet : copyright and  extended collective licences.},
      pages = {xxiii, 448 pages ;},
      abstract = {Few would dispute the importance of preserving and  providing access to cultural heritage and the key role of  libraries in this endeavour. In an increasingly digital  world, initiatives such as Google’s Book Search Project  have digitised broad swathes of the world’s literary  heritage and have enabled search engines to take on  functions once exclusive to libraries.  Before the advent  of digital technology, libraries acquired copyrighted works  in tangible hard copies. Those copies were then preserved  in their original form and access was granted either on the  premises or through lending schemes. Today, libraries often  handle works that are born digital and, in many cases, have  never existed in tangible form. In addition, there is a  demand to digitize analogue works, inter alia to make them  available on-line. These developments and the high volume  of in-copyright works in library collections create  tensions with copyright law and constitute a major  challenge for libraries and other cultural heritage  institutions wishing to operate in the digital world. The  problem is compounded by the territorial nature of  copyright, which generally means that the exercise of the  exclusive rights afforded by copyright in one country is  geographically restricted to that country, unless the  rights are specifically recognised in another country. For  digital libraries who want to put in-copyright works  online, the principle of territoriality usually requires  them to obtain licences from rightholders for each country  where a work is to be made available online. This is a  major obstacle in making Europe’s cultural heritage easily  accessible in the digital world.  The implications of these  developments for libraries are stark; if libraries are to  prevent themselves from becoming obsolete, they must  provide the same services in the digital environment as  they currently do in the analogue world, whilst ensuring  they operate within the legal framework.  European  Libraries and the Internet: Copyright and Extended  Collective Licences examines libraries’ online use of  in-copyright works from their collections and how such use  is affected by copyright. In particular, the book examines  whether the system of extended collective licences could  facilitate online access without territorial limitations to  in-copyright works in libraries, within Europe or more  specifically within the European Economic Area (EEA). The  book explores options for a legal framework, in particular  the system of extended collective licences, which allow  libraries to operate in the digital world while maintaining  the necessary balance of rights and obligations between  rightholders and users.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/48377},
}