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Next to similar EU level calls to consider culture in recovery programmes, CEPIC has co-signed a German call for the cultural and creative industries to be included in all EU support programmes and national development programmes as a driving force for the economy as a whole.

Rightholders criticise Ministry of Justice on copyright reform draft. "The legal position of the creative industries will be further weakened in relation to global platforms and established value creation models will be deprived of their basis" they say.

On 13 October 2020, the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) published a draft bill for a law to adapt copyright law to the requirements of the digital internal market.

The competition authority in France has ruled on 8th October against Google confirming in appeal that Google must open talks with press publishers about paying to use their content.

The IPTC Metadata mconference will take place on 13 October from 17:00-20:00 CET and is free to attend.

The U.K.'s leading underwater photo library, Image Quest Marine, is making a splash with the official launch of their new website [link to www.imagequestmarine.com]!

Thanks to all our sponsors and participants who made this first CEPIC public webinar possible.

We're pleased to introduce Mike Holderness - Chair of the European Federation of Journalists Authors’ Rights Expert Group - as speaker at the CEPIC Legal Webinar on 10 September.