COMMUNIA’s primary focus is to advocate for improvements to the EU copyright framework. This work is guided by three principles which are derived from our 14 original policy recommendations:
- Exclusive rights should be limited.
- The public domain should not be eroded by legal or technical means.
- Limitations and exceptions to copyright should continue playing their role of adapting copyright to technological changes.
Based on these principles, we have defined a list of issues (see our March 2015 policy paper on the review of the EU copyright rules).
Below are links to our writings on the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
Commission’s proposal on education: the devil is in the details
Commission’s proposal on Text and Data mining: a strategic mistake
Commission’s proposal on new rights for press publishers: A terrible solution good for no one
