ICT Proposer Day, Budapest
With the ambition of tackling another European project involving technology and visual data, CEPIC took part in the ICT Proposers Day organised in Budapest on 8th to 10th November.
Issues
Commission to invest €30 billion in new solutions for societal challenges and breakthrough innovation
Brussels, 27 October 2017 The European Commission today announced how it will spend €30 billion of the EU research and innovation funding programme Horizon 2020 during 2018-2020, including €2.7 billion to kick-start a European Innovation Council. Horizon 2020, the EU’s €77 billion research and innovation funding programme, supports scientific excellence in Europe and has contributed … Continued
EU Consultations: take part!
We strongly encourage our members to take part in the EU public consultations.
IPTC to Update RightsML to Align With W3C’s ODRL
IPTC is looking for members and experts with experience in defining licensing information in a machine-readable way to help adapt IPTC’s RightsML standard according to the new ODRL Recommendation, which will specifically address the needs of the news industry.
Vote in JURI Commission postponed. What does it mean?
The vote in the Legal Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament on the Report on the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market has been postponed for the second time. Why and what does it mean?
German search engine MetaGer with protected privacy now available in English language
MetaGer is non-commercial, run by the German NGO ‘SUMA-EV – Association for Free Access to Knowledge’. It relies little on advertising as a source of income, instead being financed largely by donations and SUMA-EV membership fees.
Joint statement Transfer of Value /Value Gap/ Value Block
Twenty-three rightholders organisations adressed a joint statement to MEP Axel Voss on the “transfer of value”.
CW! Statement: What is illegal offline is also illegal online
We welcome the Commission’s stance that “what is illegal offline is also illegal online” – this is paramount to the protection of intellectual property and copyright in particular.
Images, Search Engines, Framing
CEPIC and EVA invited to a “working breakfast” on Copyright in the Digital Single Market: Images, Search Engines, Framing in the European Parliament. CEPIC’s presentation is now available.
IPTC Conference at CEPIC Congress Berlin 2017 – An eye on the future – how will media search develop?
If you couldn’t attend the IPTC Conference this year, you can review the material from your desk!
