Welcome to the online home of the Copyright for Creativity Initiative.
We believe that it is time for a discussion in the European institutions on how to ensure that copyright fully supports innovation, creativity, competition, and the public interest. At a time when the copyright public policy debate tends to focus exclusively on enforcement, we believe it is time for a constructive policy agenda to ensure copyright meets the needs of the 21st century. In pursuit of these objectives, we have adopted Copyright for Creativity - a Declaration for Europe, embodying a new approach to European copyright - an approach where everyone benefits, innovation is fostered, creativity is incentivised and rewarded, and access to the fruits of the European creative spirit is improved for all Europeans. Alongside the declaration, individual signatories have provided a set of examples of uses of creative works to illustrate some of the issues they believe should be discussed at EU level to achieve the objectives of the declaration. We believe a debate about the law which isn't focussed on the practical application of the law is a missed opportunity. This list of examples will continue to grow and evolve as more organisations join us. You can learn more about who we are and our approach on this site, as well as how like-minded organisations and decision-makers can get involved in Copyright for Creativity as it evolves and grows.Latest News
European Parliament Passes Resolution Calling for Binding International Exceptions for the Blind
Last week, the European Parliament endorsed a resolution calling on the European Council and the Commission to support a binding international treaty at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO ...
Libraries, Archives and the Information Revolution – A C4C Event for Irish and European Policymakers at Trinity College Library in Dublin
On 17th January, C4C invited a group of Irish and EU policy makers and their staff, and representatives from business, libraries and research institutions, licensing agencies and the music sector to the ...
The Black Hole of European Film History
DG INFOSOC released a study on the challenges of the European film heritage institutions last week. The report, which was produced by the consultancy firm Peacefulfish, presents a dire image of the status ...
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