Copyright & IPR

  • Licenses for Europe

    It is essential that CEPIC attends all of these meetings to be at the forefront of information regarding technological and legal advances. Knowing better their applications within the framework of the European Union means having a stronger position in defending the interests of CEPIC members. Read more

  • Strong Growth in Demand for Intellectual Property Rights in 2012

    International filings for patents, trademarks and industrial designs under WIPO-administered intellectual property (IP) systems saw continued strong growth in 2012. Read more

  • BVPA rejects ancillary copyright law - Google Lex – Inadequate approach to pictures

    By the end of this week a plenary session of the German Federal Parliament (“Bundesrat”) will decide on an ancillary copyright law for news publishers (“Leistungsschutzrecht” in German). Read more

  • IPTC: Machine Readable Rights day documentation available

    Last week the Machine Readable Rights and the News Industry day took place in Amsterdam. CEPIC was also there. Now you can download most of the presentations and slides that summerize the event. Read more

  • European Parliament Proposed Changes to Orphan Works Rules

    On Tuesday 10 July, the legal affairs committee of the European parliament discussed the proposed directive on Orphan Works. Read more

  • Support Urgent Call to Action from BAPLA‏

    CEPIC endorses the Briefing Paper to the House of Lords. The document is supported by BAPLA and was produced by Serena Tierney, Head of Intellectual Property at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP (with strong connections and parliamentary agents). Read more

  • The European Commission launches the initiative "Licensing Europe"

    On December 6th 2012 and following the weekly college meeting of EU commissioners, Michel Barnier spoke at the at the IP Forum set up by MEP Marielle Gallo. He introduced "Licensing Europe" to start in 2013. Read more

  • CEPIC Statement on Proposed Directive on Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works

    CEPIC was founded in 1993 to present a unified voice to advise and lobby on new legislation emerging from Brussels. Read more

  • Finding the Author is not a Lost Cause

    On 12th October, within the framework of the Frankfurt Bookfair, CEPIC and EVA addressed the issue of Orphan Works. Read more

  • Response to Green Paper on Copyright & Neighbouring Rights in the Information Society (1995)

    Response of the Coordination of European Picture Agencies to the Green Paper Read more

  • CEPIC's Response to the Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy (2008)

    Submission from CEPIC e.e.i.g. Read more

  • Orphan Works EC Hearing

    CEPIC spoke at the Public Hearing on Orphan Works on October 26, 2009. The hearing took place at the European Commission. Read more

  • CEPIC Statement on the Google Books Settlement Agreement 2009

    CEPIC’s membership is directly affected by the Settlement. Read more

  • Comment on Orphan Works Directive proposal

    The EC proposal was rushed for publication together with other IPR documents. From a rightsholder perspective, it is in regress to the draft versions. Read more

Collective Rights Management

  • LCC: New rights model to improve legal access to online content

    Unique industry collaboration launches new rights model to improve legal access to online content Read more

  • Main points regarding draft directive on collecting societies

    The relationship between picture agencies and collecting societies is a two way relationship: as rights holders or the representative of rights holders and as users of creative content, CEPIC members both receive payments from private copying levies and pay royalties to collecting societies. Read more

  • EU proposes better governance and more transparency for collective societies

    On 11 July 2012, the European Commission has proposed a new directive requiring copyright collecting societies to increase their transparency, efficiency and management of revenues. Read more

  • Response regarding Copyright Levies (2005)

    The Directorate General for the Internal Market and Services has asked stakeholders for their opinion about copyright levies. CEPIC has been invited to contribute its opinion. Read more

  • Statement on Collective Rights Management (2000)

    With the growing number of collecting societies, there is an increasing need to define collective rights management. Read more

  • Collective Management of Copyright Across National Borders (2005)

    Response to the preliminary findings and policy options with respect to the collective management of copyright across national borders, working document from the 7th of July 2005. Read more

  • Resolution on Collecting Societies (2002)

    The resolution on Collecting Societies had been proposed at the CEPIC AGM 2002. Read more

Digital Content

  • Licenses for Europe's website

    The European Commission has initiated a "structured dialogue" between main stakeholders of creative content industries and Internet economy around the issues of copyright, internet and consumers' access. Chairs' conclusions and presentations are available on-line. Read more

  • Google enters settlement negotiations with EC over anti-trust violations

    Following Google's recognition that its 95% market dominance on both PC and mobile based services may have harmed numerous companies across the Internet and acceptance of the Commission's "framework", ICOMP announces that a robust dialogue for resolving the many concerns raised will continue. Read more

  • German and French publishers against Google

    In Germany and in France debate rages over the commonly called "Lex Google". On Friday 30 November, the Bundestag sent the bill for reading to the Legal Committee. Will the publishers or will Google get their way? Read more

  • Competition, Creativity, and Copyright: Signs of Hope on Two Sides of the Atlantic

    In courtrooms and government offices across the world, a drama is unfolding on the future of the Internet. At issue is whether the rules that protect consumers and creators in the off-line world–especially against monopoly abuse and theft–apply with equal force online. Read more

  • EC Consultation Creative Content Online

    Submission from CEPIC e.e.i.g. Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press Stock Heritage Read more

  • EU Consultation on Creative Content On-Line

    CEPIC submitted a response to the European Commission on 5 January 2010. Read more

  • Europeana: Next Steps

    On 15 November 2009, CEPIC submitted a response to the Europeana questionnaire, at least to some of the questions most relevant to our industry. Read more

  • How Image Tracking Technology May Be Used in OW Legislation

    Getty Images and PicScout share with CEPIC their Policy Position Statement in relation to the Hargreaves Report and the Response of the UK Government to that Report. Read more