1. Europe's Right to Read an Ebook.
- Author
-
CHARLTON, JOHN
- Subjects
- *
COPYRIGHT , *ARCHIVES , *PUBLIC libraries , *ANTHROPOLOGY , *LIBRARY circulation & loans , *ELECTRONIC publications - Abstract
The article reports on a 2013 decision which the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) made to ask the European Commission to deliver the position paper, "The Right to E-read—An E-book Policy for Libraries in Europe", which is concerned with copyright for electronic books. EBLIDA's desire to have changes made to European copyright laws which would allow European libraries to acquire and lend electronic books is discussed. INSET: WORLD OF LIBRARIES.
- Published
- 2013