Asociación de Internatutas (Spain)

The Asociación de Internautas is the leading non-profit Spanish consumer association focused in defending the users of telecommunication networks. Its main goal is getting an accessible and affordable quality access to the Internet for everybody in Spain, as well as fighting against the abuse of the copyright policies. It is also engaged in the defence of civil rights and privacy issues.

Press Contact: David Gomez, cci@internautas.org

The Associazione Italiana Biblioteche
Italian Library Association (AIB)

AIB is the only general library association in Italy, numbers over 4.000 members, personal (librarians, students in library and information science field) and institutional (libraries, documentation centres, other organizations). Corporate bodies account for some 15% of total membership.

Press Contact: Giovanna Frigimelica, AIB Secretary General, frigimelica@aib.it

The European Consumers Organisation (BEUC)

BEUC, the European Consumers’ Organisation is the umbrella association of national consumer associations in Brussels with the main task of defending the interests of European consumers.

BEUC represents 43 well-respected, independent national consumer organisations from 31 European countries (EU, EEA and applicant countries).

Press Contact: Kostas Rossoglou, Tel: +32 2 790 24 04

Bulgarian Library and Information Association (BLIA)

The Bulgarian Library and Information Association - BLIA (http://www.lib.bg) is a non-governmental professional organization of specialists in the library and information sector. BLIA is a member of IFLA and EBLIDA. The association was established in 1990. Today, it has 1200 individual and 82 institutional members.

The main areas of activities include: advocacy for contemporary library legislation; providing expertise in developing national library and information policy; organizing continuing education for the library staff, and managing various projects for enhanced access to information and improvement of library services.

Press Contact: Vania Grashkina, Tel. (+395) 885 311 854, vgrashkina@lib.bg

Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

The Computer and Communications Industry Association ( http://www.ccianet.org) is a non-profit, mission-driven trade association dedicated to innovation and enhancing society's access to information and communications. CCIA promotes open markets, open systems, open networks and full, fair and open competition in the computer, telecommunications and Internet industries.

CCIA represents large, medium-sized, and small companies in the high technology products and services sectors, including computer hardware and software, electronic commerce, telecommunications and Internet products and services – companies that collectively generate more than $250 billion in annual revenues.

Press Contact: Mr. Nick Ashton-Hart, Geneva Representative - Tel: +41 (22) 362 02 38 / +41 79 595 54 68 email: nashton@ccianet.org

Deutsche Initiative für Netzwerkinformation e. V.
German Initiative for Network Information (DINI)

DINI has been engaged in the field of copyright for many years. In 2004 DINI initiated the Aktionsbündnis "Urheberrecht für Bildung und Wissenschaft" (Coalition for Action "Copyright for Education and Research") and was one of the first organizations to sign the "Göttingen Declaration on Copyright for Education and Research" of 5 July 2004.

Press Contact: Petra Lepschy Phone: +49 (0)551 39-3857 E-Mail: gs@dini.de

European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA)*

The European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) is the representative voice of all libraries at the European level. (http://www.eblida.org). Through its members it represents approximately 70,000 different kinds of libraries - public libraries, academic libraries, national libraries, documentation centres, and archives, etc. It fosters communication between its different members and consultation on matters of shared interest. It represents associations in all 27 Member States of the European Union and other countries in Europe.

EBLIDA concentrates on European information society issues, including copyright & licensing, culture & education and EU enlargement. It promotes unhindered access to information in the digital age and the role of archives and libraries in achieving this goal. EBLIDA is currently involved in the Europeana project ( http://www.europeana.eu ) and the Communia network (http://www.communia-project.eu/).

Press contact: Joanne Yeomans, Director of EBLIDA joanne.yeomans@eblida.org

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

European Digital Rights (http://www.edri.org) defends civil and privacy rights in the online environment. It has 27 member organisations in 17 European countries.

Press contact: Joe McNamee?, joe@edri.org, +32 497 046114

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org) is an international non governmental organization dedicated to the protection of online freedom of expression, civil liberties, digital consumer rights, privacy and innovation, through advocacy for balanced intellectual property laws and information policy.

EFF is a donor-supported membership organization with more than 14,000 individual members worldwide.

Press contact: Eddan Katz, eddan@eff.org or Gwen Hinze, gwen@eff.org

European Network for Copyright in support of Education and Science (ENCES)

ENCES (European Network for Copyright in support of Education and Science) is an EU-wide network of organizations and individuals in science and education who share the view that copyright is a socially valuable construct and that the primary objective of copyright is to promote the progress of science, education, and culture. You can find out more about us online at http://www.ences.eu.

Press Contact: Karin Ludewig, karin.ludewig@ibi.hu-berlin.de

Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL)

eIFL.net is an international not-for-profit organisation with a base in Europe and a global network of partners. We work with libraries around the world to enable sustainable access to high quality digital information in developing and transition countries.

eIFL.net partners with library consortia in 49 developing and transition countries in Africa, Asia and Europe, representing thousands of libraries.

Press Contacts: Rima Kupryte, Director. Email info@eifl.net. Tel: + 39 06 5807216/17. Fax: + 39 06 5807246.

European Internet Service Providers (EuroISPA)

EuroISPA? is a pan-European association of European Internet Services Providers Associations. It is the world's largest association of Internet Services Providers (ISPs), representing over 1700 ISPs across the EU and EFTA countries – including ISPs from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Norway and the UK. The association was established in 1997 to represent the European ISP industry on EU policy and legislative issues and to facilitate the exchange of best- practice between national ISP associations.

Press Contact: Andrea D’Incecco, Public Affairs Manager, Tel: +32 (0)2 503.22.65, Fax: +32 (0)2 503.42.95, email: andrea@euroispa.org

Free Culture Forum of Barcelona (FCForum)

Across the planet, people are recognizing the need for an international space to build and coordinate a common agenda for issues surrounding free culture and access to knowledge. The Free Culture Forum of Barcelona created one such space. The Forum was an open space for drawing up proposals to present the position of civil society on the privatization of culture and access to knowledge. Participants debated the role of government in access to knowledge, on the creation and distribution of art and culture, and other areas.

Press Contact: Simona Levi at info@fcforum.net

Netherlands Library Association (FOBID)

FOBID Netherlands Library Forum is the national umbrella organisation and forum for co-operation between the national library organisations in The Netherlands.

FOBID was founded in 1974 to improve the co-operation between different types of libraries and institutions for information and documentation services. The main activities focus on advocacy of the library field’s legal interests, and on international networking.

Press Contact: Wilma A.M. Mossink, SURF Foundation - email: mossink@surf.nl

Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)

FSFE is a non-profit organisation dedicated to Free Software. FSFE maintains that the freedoms to use, study, share and improve software are critical to ensure equal participation in the information age. We work to create general understanding and support for software freedom in politics, law and society-at-large. We also promote the development of technologies, such as the GNU/Linux operating system, that deliver these freedoms to all participants in digital society.

FSFE represents the interests of European Free Software users, developers and enterprises at the national, European and UN levels. FSFE is part of the international network of Free Software Foundations, with independent sister organisations in Latin America, North America and India. FSFE acts as the voice of Free Software at the United Nations, the European Commission and in many European countries.

Press Contact: Karsten Gerloff, President, FSFE - email: gerloff@fsfeurope.org

German Library Association (dbv)

he German Library Association (dbv) (http://www.bibliotheksverband.de/?) is the professional body representing all German libraries and uniting them as equal partners, irrespective of size or sector, ranging from the largest state or university library down to the smallest local community library and including special libraries, church libraries, public library service centres and training institutions. For the past few years sponsors from the academic and economic sectors have actively supported the work of the dbv, which also welcomes library patron groups.

We cooperate with numerous national and international committees and organisations on behalf of our approximately 2,000 members. At the political level the dbv is headed by the President and at the executive level by the Executive Committee with the advisory assistance of a Board including representatives from both the library and political sectors. Nine Sections corresponding to professional areas of interest and 16 branches at federal state level further represent the interests of our members. Their activities are supported and coordinated by the head office in Berlin.

Press contact: Barbara Schleihagen, schleihagen@bibliotheksverband.de, Tel: +49-30/644 98 99 12

iCommons

iCommons Ltd is a UK charity that was established by Creative Commons to promote open sharing on a global basis. It represents users of information, knowledge and culture. The membership is limited to charitable entities with similar missions and is currently comprosed of Instituto Overmundo, Creative Commons, Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPRS), and Multimedijalni institut (Mi2).

Press contact: Diane Cabell, dc@icommons.org, Tel: +44 07432 669848

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. IFLA's members include national and international library associations, national libraries and a huge variety of institutional and special libraries. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. IFLA is an independent, international, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization whose aims are to:

• Promote high standards of provision and delivery of library and information services
• Encourage widespread understanding of the value of good library & information services
• Represent the interests of our members throughout the world.

IFLA has Formal Associate Relations with UNESCO, observer status with the United Nations, associate status with the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) and observer status with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In 1999, IFLA established observer status with the World Trade Organization (WTO).

IFLA has 1600 Members in approximately 150 countries, and works on behalf of 700,000 librarians and over 1 billion library users worldwide.

Press Contact: Stuart Hamilton, Senior Policy Advisor, stuart.hamilton@ifla.org, +31 70 314 0884

International Music Managers' Forum (IMMF)

Press contact: Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt, jake@royaltiesrescue.com, +44 (20) 7609 7501, www.immf.com

IPJustice

Press contact: Robin Gross, robin@ipjustice.org

Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)

Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) is a not for profit non governmental organization that searches for better outcomes, including new solutions, to the management of knowledge resources. KEI undertakes and publishes research and new ideas, engages in global public interest advocacy, provides technical advice to governments, NGOs and firms, enhances transparency of policy making, monitors actions of key actors, and provides forums for interested persons to discuss and debate Knowledge Ecology topics.

KEI is focused on social justice, particularly for the most vulnerable populations, including low-income persons and marginalized groups. There are probably 5 billion people who live in the margins of the global economy, and an entire planet that depends upon knowledge for economic and personal development, education and health, political power and freedom, culture and fun. We are just now learning about the opportunities to manage knowledge resources in ways that are more efficient, more fair, and responsive to human needs.

Press Contact: James Love +1 202 361 3040

Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA)

LACA is an United Kingdom umbrella group convened by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals and advocates for a fair and balanced copyright regime that delivers universally accessible information and knowledge services in the digital age. LACA’s membership comprises library and archive copyright experts and representatives of the major UK library and archive organisations listed here.

Press Contact: Barbara Stratton at barbara.stratton1@googlemail.com

The Stichting LIBER Foundation (Stichting LIBER)

Stichting LIBER is the principal association of the major research libraries of Europe ( http://www.libereurope.eu). It was founded as an association in 1971 under the auspices of the Council of Europe and became a Foundation under Dutch law in 2009. Its current membership includes over 400 research libraries of more than forty countries, mainly but not only, in Europe. Its overall aim is to assist research libraries in Europe to support a functional network across national boundaries in order to ensure the preservation of the European cultural heritage, to improve access to collections in European research libraries, and to provide more efficient information services in Europe.

LIBER actively promotes co-operation with all library-related organizations; it has strong links with the Council of Europe, the Commission of the European Communities (CEC), SPARC Europe (http://www.sparceurope.org/) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), as well as with national library associations. LIBER has been involved in several projects such as Europeana ( http://www.europeana.eu), Europeana Travel (http://www.europeanatravel.eu/) and DART Europe (http://www.dart-europe.eu/). LIBER has excellent relations with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in the United States and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) with the potential for collaboration.

LIBER's current membership includes over 400 research libraries of more than 40 countries, mainly but not only in Europe.

Press contacts: Hans Geleijnse, President: Hans.Geleijnse@uvt.nl or Wouter Schallier, Executive Director: Wouter.schallier@kb.nl, Tel: +31 629047952

Open Rights Group (ORG)

The digital age is transforming society: bringing us greater democracy, transparency and new creative possibilities. When these freedoms are under attack, the Open Rights Group is there to defend them. Founded in 2005 by 1,000 digital activists, ORG has become the UK’s leading voice defending freedom of expression, privacy, innovation, consumer rights and creativity on the net. Getting into the political trenches in the UK and EU, we mobilise our supporters to stop bad laws. Working closely with other campaign groups, we lobby government and talk to the media whenever our rights are threatened. ORG is a non-profit company funded by donors.

ORG is funded by 1,500 digital activists and represents tens of thousands of supporters.

Press contact: Florian Leppla on florian@openrightsgroup.org, +44 (0)20 7785 7370.

Research Libraries UK (RLUK)

RLUK represents the libraries in 25 of the leading research universities in the UK and Ireland, plus the three UK national libraries and the libraries of the Victoria & Albert Museum and Wellcome Trust. Our members provide access to journals, books, newspapers, magazines, manuscripts, databases, etc. in a variety of media to a wide range of users, with a focus on academic researchers, but also students, clinicians, practitioners, and the general public. The vision of RLUK is that ‘the UK should have the best research library support in the world’.

Press Contact: David C. Prosser, david.prosser@rluk.ac.uk

Special Libraries Association (SLA)

The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners.

SLA serves some 11,000 members in 75 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic, and government information specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. For more information, visit us on the Web at www.sla.org.

Press contact: Douglas Newcomb, dnewcomb@sla.org, +1.703.647.4923 or Janice R Lachance, CEO, janice@sla.org

X.net

X.net provides ongoing legal advice; analyses political and social developments and drafts proposals for intervention on legislation; organises cultural events that aim to “normalise” free culture production and diffusion practices and make them known to the general public; amplifies the potential of national and international networks by fostering and harmonising the abilities of each node and creates viral campaigns.

Press Contact: Simona Levi at info@fcforum.net