As the article explains, the issue was not whether e-books could be lent out by the libraries -which is done all over Europe- but whether they could be treated as paper books, for which
under that EU law, libraries are given a special "public lending" exemption from copyright law, where an author is granted exclusive rights to authorize – and prohibit – rentals or loans of their work. That exemption holds so long as authors are fairly remunerated.
Sorry, I'm not a fan of Mr Cavada, but he is not the one responsible for having his name in capitals in the URL. It is just the normal method for constructing the links to the pages of all MEPs on the European Parliament's site.
Even Pirate Reda has her name all in capitals http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124816/JULIA_REDA_home.html
My impression is that the "inalienable right" was put in the law so that the agencies that collect author's rights can expand their business to new areas.
One of them, SGAE,
"has been often accused of exceeding its remit by going as far as to infiltrate private weddings to check whether fees had been paid for the music being played at the banquet."
As the article explains, the issue was not whether e-books could be lent out by the libraries -which is done all over Europe- but whether they could be treated as paper books, for which
under that EU law, libraries are given a special "public lending" exemption from copyright law, where an author is granted exclusive rights to authorize – and prohibit – rentals or loans of their work. That exemption holds so long as authors are fairly remunerated.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/16/ebooks_same_as_printed_says_ecj_advisor/
Re: lawmakers
Sorry, I'm not a fan of Mr Cavada, but he is not the one responsible for having his name in capitals in the URL. It is just the normal method for constructing the links to the pages of all MEPs on the European Parliament's site.
Even Pirate Reda has her name all in capitals http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124816/JULIA_REDA_home.html
Response to: Gracey on Mar 20th, 2015 @ 3:08pm
The monkey's.selfie is great.
Inalieble rights to collecting societies
My impression is that the "inalienable right" was put in the law so that the agencies that collect author's rights can expand their business to new areas.
One of them, SGAE,
http://kluwercopyrightblog.com/2011/07/15/sgae-gate-spanish-collecting-society-facing-corruption/