Articles on ENCES

In 2009 Rainer Kuhlen and Karin Ludewig published an article on the foundation and development of ENCES entitled "ENCES - A European Network for Copyright in Support of Education and Science : one step forward to a science-friendly copyright in Europe" [URI]; first publ. in: Information - Wissenschaft und Praxis 60 (2009), 5, pp. 259-264.

Letter to the President of the European Commission

On 20 August 2010 the executive board of ENCES sent a letter to Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.

With regard to the EU's Digital Agenda, the ENCES executive board suggests amending the InfoSoc Directive 2001/29/EU in order to cope with problems currently occuring with orphan works. The aim is to facilitate digitization, preservation and free accessibility for all of Europe’s cultural and scientific heritage for educational and scientific purposes, as well as for private studies of all citizens of the EU.

Copies of the letter were sent to the following EU Commissioners:

  • Ms Catherine Day, Secretary-General of the European Commission
  • Ms Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for the Digital Agenda
  • Ms Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth
  • Mr Michel Barnier, Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services
  • Mr Joaquin Almunia, Commissioner for Competition

ENCES, letter on behalf of the European Network for Copyright in Support of Education and Science (ENCES) with regard to the proposed bill on orphan works [pdf]

 

Tartu University Library – Open Access Workshop

During the International Open Access Week (18-24 October 2010) the Tartu University Library hosted a workshop on 19-20 October 2010.

Rainer Kuhlen, chairman of the ENCES e.V. association, contributed to the workshop on 20 October. He spoke on behalf of ENCES and presented a generic copyright clause for scholarship and education.  

Rainer Kuhlen, "ENCES and the need for a European wide general copyright exception in favor of science and education" [pdf]

 

5th UNICA Scholarly Communication Seminar

On 7-9 November 2010 the 5th Scholarly Communication Seminar of UNICA (Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe) took place in the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Lisbon.

ENCES was invited to contribute to the seminar entitled “Find it, Get it, Use it, Store it". Karin Ludewig, secretary of the ENCES e.V. association, spoke on behalf of the network and new founded association.

 Karin Ludewig,"An International Association for the Promotion of a Scholarship-Friendly Copyright" (slides) [pdf]

Karin Ludewig,"An International Association for the Promotion of a Scholarship-Friendly Copyright" (text) [pdf]

Karin Ludewig, “Find it, Get it, Use it, Store it - A Report from the 5th UNICA Scholarly Communication Seminar" [pdf]

 

EBLIDA, LIBER & ENCES: Statement on the European Commission Proposal for a Draft Directive on Orphan Works

On May 24, 2011 the European Commission released the "Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on certain permitted uses of orphan works" [pdf].

Thereupon ENCES published a statement together with EBLIDA (European Bureau of Library Information and Documentation Associations) and LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) welcoming the Commission's commitment to find a solution for Orphan Works.

EBLIDA, LIBER and ENCES Statement on the European Commission Proposal for a Draft Directive on Orphan Works [pdf]

Answers to consultations

ENCES answered the EU Commission's Consultation on scientific information in the digital age in order to contribute to the ‚Communication and Recommendation on access to and preservation of digital scientific information‘, which will be adopted by the Commission in late 2011. Unfortunately the online questionnaire form permitted only 400 characters per comment - we would have liked to give more detailed answers: [pdf]

Comments

Rainer Kuhlen commented on WIPO's draft SCCR /22/16 for copyright exceptions for the visually impaired: [pdf]