Consumer, Industry Groups Urge EU Leaders To Reconsider Approach to Copyright Revamp Consultation
The Center for Democracy and Technology and Computer & Communications Industry Association were among a coalition of almost 30 industry and consumer groups that raised concerns about the European Commission’s approach to consulting on copyright issues, in a letter to…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
EC leaders Tuesday. The EC is to adopt a communication Dec. 9 on its vision for an EU copyright law revamp. The copyright communication’s anticipated adoption would be before the Dec. 30 close of the EC’s larger online platforms consultation, meaning stakeholder comments on that consultation wouldn’t be factored into the copyright communication, the groups said in separate letters to EC First Vice President Frans Timmermans and European Parliament members (here and here). The online platforms consultation “includes some questions on copyright, which had not previously been the subject of consultation,” the groups said in the letters. “However, critical questions dealing with the creation of new, controversial copyrights for publishers are only open to right holders to answer, denying European citizens and relevant stakeholders the right to be heard.” The groups urged the EC and EP to ensure that the copyright communication isn’t released before the end of the online platforms consultations and “that detailed impact assessments are published before legislative proposals.”