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La Commission s'est engagée à considérer '''toutes les réponses qui lui seront envoyées''', quel que soit le format. Il faut qu'un maximum de citoyens écrivent à la Commission pour critiquer son approche et exiger une réforme positive du droit d'auteur adaptée aux pratiques culturelles contemporaines. | La Commission s'est engagée à considérer '''toutes les réponses qui lui seront envoyées''', quel que soit le format. Il faut qu'un maximum de citoyens écrivent à la Commission pour critiquer son approche et exiger une réforme positive du droit d'auteur adaptée aux pratiques culturelles contemporaines. | ||
Version du 17 janvier 2014 à 18:31
Response to the European Commission's Public Consultation on copy right reform
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Information on the public consultation
Within the European Union, copyright is regulated by a 2001 Directive that each member state is committed to transpose into their national legal framework.
For the third time in as many years the European Commission has launched a public consultation on copyright in the European internal market. Despite the unambiguous signal sent by civil society and Members of the European Parliament through the rejection of the ACTA treaty in 2012, the Commission continues to fail to place the fundamental cultural right of individuals at the heart of copyright reform. La Quadrature du Net calls on all citizens and organisations to submit a response to this public consultation in order to scrutinise the current approach and to push proposals that are in favour of a positive reform of copyright adapted to the digital environment.
Divorced from their citizen's expectations, the main objective of the European Commission in this consultation remains “whether further measures […] need to be taken at EU level […] to increase the cross-border availability of content services in the Single Market, while ensuring an adequate level of protection for right holders”. Furthermore, the Commission places this consultation within the same process as Licences for Europe which was met with failure last November. This public consultation continues to propose simple contractual solutions to the challenges presented by the digital environment whereas a revision of the basic principles of copyright law enshrined in the 2001/29 Directive is today more than ever in order.
The questionnaire
The European Commission has dedicated a website to this public consultation on which you will find a lot of practical information and the consultation questionnaire itself. The questionnaire is 36 pages long and includes 80 questions ... No need to be intimidated: There is no requirement to reply to all questions, and we advise you against following the proposed guidelines. Reply freely according to your own experiences and preoccupations.
How to submit your answer?
The European Commission has committed itself to
La Commission s'est engagée à considérer toutes les réponses qui lui seront envoyées, quel que soit le format. Il faut qu'un maximum de citoyens écrivent à la Commission pour critiquer son approche et exiger une réforme positive du droit d'auteur adaptée aux pratiques culturelles contemporaines.
La consultation se termine officiellement le mercredi 5 février 2014, mais les réponses envoyées quelques jours après avec un message poli seront probablement également prises en compte.
Pour répondre à la consultation sur le rapport de la Commission sur le droit d'auteur :
- Rendez-vous sur la page suivante.
- Ou bien cliquez directement ici pour envoyer votre réponse (ouvre un nouvel email vierge).
(Pensez à nous ajouter en copie invisible / BCC (contact@laquadrature.net) pour que nous ayons une idée du nombre de réponses !)
- Vous pouvez répondre à la consultation dans la langue de l'Union européenne de votre choix, dont le français.
- Votre réponse peut-être aussi longue ou courte que vous le voulez, il n'y a aucun prérequis quant à la taille de votre réponse.
- Vous pouvez envoyer les questions de votre choix, puisque vous n'êtes bien sûr pas obligé de répondre à tous les points soulevés dans le rapport.
- Une fois vos observations écrites, mettez les dans le corps du message et envoyez les :)
En cas de problème ou de blocage, n'hésitez pas à demander de l'aide en envoyant un email à contact@laquadrature.net ou sur un canal IRC de La Quadrature.
Relevant websites and resources
The propositions by La Quadrature du Net on copyright reform
After the rejection of ACTA by the European Parliament, La Quadrature du Net elaborated a positive copyright reform proposal that focuses on the recognition of the rights of the individual to use and share cultural products, while proposing the new ways to finance creativity and innovation.
La Quadrature du Net developed a response to the Commission's questionnaire based on the following points. You may use these when preparing your own response.
La Quadrature du Net places their proposals at the service of the European citizen:
- Elements for the reform of copyright and related cultural policies
- Dynamique version of these 14 points (beta)
- Studies on file sharing
- NEED LINKS HERE***
Objectives The components of a reform 1. Giving legal recognition to the non-market sharing of digital works between individuals through the exhaustion of rights doctrine 2. Legitimacy of referring and linking 3. Solid exceptions for educational and research practices 4. Library and archive rights to make available orphan works free-of-charge and with wide use rights 5. Freedom of non-market collective use 6. Resource pooling: new financing sources adapted to digital culture and its many contributors and projects 7. Legal requirements for fair publishing and distribution contracts 8. A preventive competition policy against distribution monopolies and their abuse 9. Reform of collective management 10. Keeping pollution by advertising under control 11. Effective norms for the enforcement of network neutrality 12. Compulsory registration or copyright 2.0 13. Cultural public funding and tax reform 14. A positive statute for the public domain and the voluntary commons Notes
Further Resources
Several organisation offer helpful resources to reply to the questionnaire.
- Copywrongs website that helps users respond to the consultation according to the situation
- You can fix copyright : similar to Copywrongs website.
- Model responses by the Pirate Party.
Responses adapted to your situation
Copyright law looks like a complex subject and distant from your daily preoccupations. But a growing number of citizens are directly affected by it on a daily basis. We propose this guide that breaks down relevant issues according to your relationship to the internet. Click on the link that corresponds most to your situation.
Model Responses
The most effective responses will be those that are written by an individual and represent their experience and preoccupations. Generic responses sent by several citizens might not be taken into account and might give the impression that their senders don't accord sufficient importance on the subject to take the time to write their own personal message. Having said this, do not hesitate to read the model responses proposed by websites in "Further resources" and the ones below, in help you gather ideas on how to write your own reply. Moreover you are warmly encouraged to add your own response to this site.
- Response 1
- Response 2
Spread the Word
The impact of our message is relative to the number of reponses by citizens received. The more numerous, the more our message will be heard. Mention this consultation and the importance of responding to it to everyone you know, start a campaign... all means are justified in order to spread the word!
