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Finding the Author is not a Lost Cause

Oct 18. 2011
01:10
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On 12th October, within the framework of the Frankfurt Bookfair, CEPIC and EVA addressed the issue of Orphan Works.

Cultural heritage institutions scan and digitize their collections to give access to the public. A growing number of images is concerned. Prior authorization is needed but not all rights holders can be tracked.

The legal back ground was explained by prof. Dr. Dreier (KIT). The ARROW tool, a network supporting the search, was demonstrated by Paola Mazzuchi (ARROW).

The CEPIC presentation which outlines CEPIC's position on Arrow Plus may be downloaded here.

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Results of CEPIC Survey on Orphan Works in Historical Archives

Oct 06. 2011
10:10
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Carried out from April to August 2011 within the framework of ARROW PLUS, CEPIC gathered information on Orphan Works from a representative selection of commercial picture archives specialising in historic material.

28 agencies from different European countries replied to the survey. Their responses highlight inter alia reasons for orphaned works, ways of retrieving the rights holder but also costs of digitization and preservation. Additional information, examples of Orphan Works and a case study are provided in the appendix of the survey.

  • To read the survey, follow the link below or download the document attached to this article
    http://bit.ly/oyqZb4

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EU Consultation on Creative Content On-Line

Jan 05. 2010
12:01
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CEPIC submitted a response to the European Commission on 5 January 2010.

Please find the response in pdf attached.

Creative Content Online

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Europeana: Next Steps

Oct 30. 2009
09:10
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On 15 November 2009, CEPIC submitted a response to the Europeana questionnaire, at least to some of the questions most relevant to our industry.

"We support the Europeana initiative as a not for profit project aimed at education and research and welcome the questionnaire as a way to bring Europeana to the next level. Europeana should be a label of quality for researchers in Europe and all over the world. It should be a leader in transmitting knowledge.

CEPIC wishes to offer the perspective of copyright owners professionally managing huge digital databases and proposing millions of quality image material from the birth of photography to the present day.

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EC Consultation Creative Content Online

Dec 30. 2008
10:12
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Submission from CEPIC e.e.i.g. Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press Stock Heritage

CEPIC is an international federation of picture agencies & libraries founded in 1993 and registered in Paris in 1999 as a European Economic Group. It obtained observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organisation in 1997 and is a member of IPTC since 2005. CEPIC’s membership includes over 1,000 large and smaller stock photo libraries, major news agencies, art galleries and museums in 18 European countries.

Picture agencies & libraries member of CEPIC produce their own content or distribute copyright protected material from other rights holders like photographers or museums.