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Accessing Cultural Heritage The Role of Collective Management

Olav Stokkmo

, CEO of IFRRO ARIPO-IFRRO-NCC-Repronig-WIPO conference , 17 September 2013, Lagos

Some digital libraries initiatives

“Digital Library” initiatives Some examples • Gutenberg project ( www.gutenberg.org

) – >100,000 titles, mainly out-of-copyright; free downloads • World Digital Library ( www.wdl.org

) – – – 7 languages; 106 partners Primary material Prototype:8,431 items (8,016 books, re vues, texts, images ) • Internet Archive ( www.archive.org

) – – 4,733,126 texts available 353 billion World Wide Web pages

“Digital Library” initiatives EUROPEANA European Digital Libraries  > 26 million objects (July 2013)  > 2,200 collaborating institutions and organisations  123 libraries; archives; museums providing content  Common access point to the collections www.europeana.eu

Making cultural heritage available legally

LEGAL ISSUES

Fundamental Rights Concerned Exclusive Rights 1. Reproduction (Berne Convention Article 9.1) 2. Make available/Communication (WCT Article 8) 3. Distribution (WCT Article 10)  Exceptions/Limitations to exclusive rights (BC 9.2)  Certain special cases;  Not in conflict with the normal exploitation of the work  Not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interest of RH  Libraries: Preservation; dedicated terminals on library premises

Digitising Cultural Heritage legally Identifying and addressing  Rights  Rightholders  Right status  Right clearance  Orphan Works  Out-of-Commerce & In Commerce Works

Making cultural heritage available legally

TOOLS AVAILABLE

Europe Stakeholder developed tools •

Orphan works

– Diligent search for rightholders Guidelines – – Databases of Orphan works Criteria Rights Clearance Centres Criteria •

Works Out of Print/Distribution/Commerce

– Model Licence – Databases of Out-of-Commerce works Criteria – Rights Clearance Centres Criteria •

On-Line Accessibility

– Model Licence http://www.ifrro.org/content/i2010-digital-libraries

Out of Commerce Works (OOC) Principles in Stakeholder MoU 1. Selection: Agree on what to make available/digitise 2. Voluntary Collective Licensing; Remuneration 3. Possible inclusion of works of authors and publishers not in the RRO catalogue; Right of withdrawal 4. Libraries observe agreed conditions 5. Cross-border accessibility

Making cultural heritage available legally

COLLECTIVE LICENSING

Selection from Library Collection Agree what to include

1. Selection from Library Collection

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Works/Materials

Public domain In copyright – – – In commerce OOC (Majority) Orphan (some)

Roman Alapage

13 Selecting - Identifying Works, Authors, Publishers, Status • Public Domain •No need to clear rights • Known author/publisher • In Commerce • Out of Commerce •Rights can be cleared • Directly / RRO • Unknown/id Author/Publisher: Orphan • Legislation to clear rights – by CMO

OOC in digitisation project s RROs the natural one stop shop

2. COLLECTIVE LICENSING

Rights in OOC may be with •Authors •Publishers

RROs

– – – – – Mandated Established Owned Governed Licence collectively jointly by on behalf of Authors & Publishers

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IFRRO

Mission Increase lawful use of copyright works Eliminate unauthorized copying Promote efficient collective rights management The global network 140 members in 78 countries

OOC in digitisation projects Voluntary Collective Licensing RROs will – – – – Collect mandates from authors and publishers relevant to the (groups of ) works agreed to be included Inform of withdrawn creators, publishers, works Sign the licence Monitor the licence Libraries will – – Be transparent in the project planning Ensure that licensing conditions are observed • Digitise/make available authorised works only

ARROW = appropriate tool to identify / select

Collective Licensing Inclusion of works not in RRO catalogue

3. INCLUSION OF WORKS NOT IN CATALOGUE Authors & Publishers Not in RRO catalogue Works may be withdrawn RRO Mandating Authors Mandating Publishers Voluntary Collective Licensing Agreement User (Library)

•Legal Presumption •Extended Coll. Licence •Compulsory Coll. Manage

29/10/2012 To facilitate search www.arrow-net.eu

Co-funded by the Community programme eContentplus

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Digitising cultural heritage legally Five key issues Identifying and addressing  Rights  Rightholders  Rights status  Rights clearance • • • • Requires Search tools / facilities Registries Rights clearance mechanisms Enabling legislation   handling Unidentifiable/Unlocatable rightholders (Orphan works)

The ARROW work flow VIAF Library TEL Matching records Library interface 3rd data collection ROW 1st data collection 2nd data collection BiP RRO

RESULT OF PILOT VALIDATION Time (and cost) benefit from using ARROW

Total

Manual search 95% Search using ARROW 5%

Time save using ARROW Search for author, publisher, work, status

Time saved using ARROW in hours; 63 – 102 records

France Germany Spain UK 184 34 52 12,7 4 3 3,5 4,5

Manual ARROW

Making cultural heritage available legally

SOME PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

Library Digitising Project “Bookshelf” (Norway) • • Contract National Library – RRO (Kopinor) – Mandate from authors and publishers – Extended Collective Licence – – – Digitise and make available 250,000 books Published before 2000 Includes orphan works and out of commerce works Fee per page made available to public per year – – – – User access Registered library users Norwegian IP addresses View; No download, print-out or copying Purchase opportunities http://www.arrow-net.eu/news/rightsholders-and-national-library-norway-agreed-digital-library-project.html

http://www.arrow-net.eu/news/bookshelf-project-contract.html

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FRANCE

Out-of-Commerce Books published in France < 2001 – Compulsory Collective Management by RRO Right of withdrawal • •

GERMANY

Out-of-Commerce Books published in Germany < 1966 – – Licensing by RROs (VG Wort and VG Bildkunst) Legal Presumption Right of withdrawal

In conclusion

Library Digitisation project The constructive way to solutions 27 • • Creative collaboration – finding solutions in the interest of all Copyright compliance & • Collective Copyright administration

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