EUlegislativeprocessandLIBERadvocacy

PreparedforLIBERcopyrightWGmeetinginHelsinki,7December2017HelenaLovegrove,LIBERadvocacyadviser

Proposes/executeslegislation

Passlegislation

EuropeanCommission(MainExecutiveBody)

EuropeanParliament(Co-decidingpower)

CounciloftheEU(Co-decidingbody)

“Voiceofthepeople”“VoiceoftheMemberStates”

“Promotingthecommoninterest”

EU legislative procedure - the triangle of powerCommitteeoftheRegions

Advisory body representing Europe's regional and local authorities

EuropeanEconomicandSocialCommittee(EESC)

Advisory body representing workers' and employers' organisations

Advisoryroles

The co-decision procedure: European Parliament and Council has to agree…

Commission proposal

Parliament position

Council Position

Parliament recommendation

Council position

Conciliation Committee

Publication

TRILOGUE Commission + Council + EP

Commission opinion

Council vote

EP vote

If Council adopts changes to EP position = goes to 2nd

reading

If Council accepts EP position = act adopted

1. Can approve Council’s position = act adopted

2. EP fails on time limit = Council’s position adopted

3. EP rejects Council’s position = act falls

4. EP proposes changes = goes to Council 2nd reading

Can reject: act fallsCan reject: act falls

1st ReadingNo timeframe

2nd ReadingEP:3-4 months

Council: 3-4 months

Conciliation: 6-8 weeks

3rd Reading6-8 weeks

Conciliation fails = act falls

Approve joint text = goes to 3rd reading

Both bodies approve text within the timeframe = act adopted

85%ofco-decisionactsadoptedin1st

reading

The European Parliament – the political groups

European Parliament: The revised EPP position (Voss) on TDM (July 2017)

ARTICLE3- TEXTANDDATAMININGEXCEPTIONTheEPPGrouprecognisesthepotentialofcontentminingtechniquestocontributetobreakthroughsinresearchandpronouncesitselfinfavourofaText-and-Data-Mining(TDM)exceptionforresearchorganisations whohavelawfulaccess,asproposedbytheCommission.WeconsiderthatitwouldalsobeappropriatetoincludePublicPrivatePartnerships(PPPs)wheretheresearchisinthepublicinterestandprovidedthattheresultsaremadepubliclyavailableintothescopeoftheexception.OurGroupisnotinfavourofwideningthescopebeyondthisastheriskofinterferencewithawell-functioninglicensingmarketistoohighandmightnotbejustifiedbytheBerneThreeStepTest,astheywouldconflictwithanormalexploitationoftheworkorothersubjectmatterandwouldunreasonablyprejudicethelegitimateinterestsoftheright-holder.

European Parliament JURI Committee - initial positions on art 3 Rapporteur andshadows

Politicalgroup

Position

AxelVoss-rapporteur

EPP Favours alimitedscope; mightbeopentocompromisewithdifferentiatedapproach todifferentcases.Mightbeabletoconsideranopt-outoptionforrightholders.Nocompromisetextinwritingsofar.

LidiaGeringer deOudenberg

S&D Infavourofextendingthescopeslightly. Wantstokeepthescopetobothcommercialandnon-commercialuse.Generallyinfavourof a differentiated approach basedonthecategoryofuser.

AngelDzhambazki ECR ProposesaminimumharmonisationapproachwhereeveryMemberStatehastoallowTDMfornon-commercialpurposes,butMemberStatescouldbeallowedtogobeyondthat.Supportsbroadeningthescopeofbeneficiariesslightly toincludeforexampleeducationalinstitutions.

Jean-MariCavada ALDE NoclearpositionbutlikelytosupportEPP.

JiriMastalka GUE/NGL WanttheTDMexceptiontoapplytoeveryone. Rumourssay with compensation..

JuliaReda Greens WanttheTDMexceptiontoapplytoeveryone,without compensation. i.e.‘therighttoreadistherighttomine’

Isabella Adinolfi EFDD Position similarto theGreens

Marie-ChristineBoutonnet

ENF MostcounterproductiveamendmentsonTDM

28,9%

25,2%

9,9%

9,1%

6,9%

6,8%

5,6%

5,3%

European Parliament: The opinion giving committees on TDM

COMMITTEE Rapporteur Scope

IMCOInternal MarketandConsumersProtection

MEPCatherine Stihler,S&D,UK

Broadensthescope toincludeCHIs;(…)lawfulaccessacquired forthepurposeofscientificresearch;TPMunforceable

ITREIndustry, ResearchandEnergy

MEPZdzislawKrasnodebski,ECR, PL

Broadensthescopetoincludenot-for- profitorganisationsandstart-upcompanies;(…)acquiredorlawfullyobtainedaccessto(likeCOM)‘(…)dataretrievedbythe textanddataminingprocessiskeptinasecurewayandisnotbeing storedlongerthannecessary forthepurposesoftheresearch.’ (SameasCULT)

CULTCultureandEducation

MEPMarcJoulaud,EPP,FR

Keepsthelimitedscope‘researchorganisations’ only;(…)haveacquired lawfulaccess‘(…)dataretrievedbythe textanddataminingprocessiskeptinasecurewayandisnotbeing storedlongerthannecessary forthepurposesoftheresearch.’(SameasITRE)

Seemorecomplete‘inputbyresearchorganisations onopinions’dated1September2017

European Parliament: LIBER activities March until now• JURIhearingonTDM- MariaRehbinder speaker(22March)• MeetingswithMEPsinrelevantcommittees (stillongoing)• ProvidedrelevantMEPswithcommentsonbehalfofalliedresearchorganisations*oneachdraftreport/opinionandsubsequentamendmentsinIMCO,ITRE,CULTandJURI(April-July)2017)

• Providedtherapporteur/shadowsandkeyMEPsinJURIwithourassessmentofthevariousfinalopinions fromothercommittees (1September)

• Attended eventsandcommitteedebatesintheEuropeanParliament-BetterRegulationforCopyright:AcademicsMeetPolicyMakers Host:MEPReda(6September)-WhatisTDMandwhyEuropeneedsit Host:MEPKrasnodebski (21June)-DiscussionsondraftreportsandamendmentsinITRE/IMCO/CULTandJURI(April-Sep)

• SignedOpenletterdraftedbySPARCEuropeonarticle13(September)• SignedopenletteronTDMdraftedbyEARE(Microsoft)aimedbothatEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncil(October)

*)CESAER,EUA,LERU,LIBER,SCIENCEEUROPEandSPARCEUROPE

European Parliament: timeframe and LIBER upcoming actions

WEAREAWAITINGTOSEECOMPROMISEAMENDMENTSFROMVOSS – tobeexpectedearly2018;sofarwehaveonlyseendraftCAMsonafewotherarticlesoneducationandpreservationACTION:oncetheseareavailablewewillprovideinputtorapporteurandshadows

SCHEDULEDVOTE INJURI(SINGLEMAJORITY)- 25January2018:rumours sayitwillbepostponeduntilendofMarchACTION:wewilltheprovidevotingrecommendationstoJURImembers

PLENARY VOTE AFTERJURI DRAFTREPORTADOPTED(ABSOLUTEMAJORITY*)

*)absolutemajorityisthemajorityofallmembersoftheEuropeanParliament(includingthoseabsentornotvoting)

Council of the EU: procedure to reach position on the ‘copyright in DSM’ proposal

CouncilworkingpartyonIP(attaches)– preparesthecompromiseproposalLastmeetings:5-6Dec

COREPER (ambassadors)–approvesagreements

reached,canalsonegotiateorpassonissueto

COMPET

CompetitivenessCouncilCOMPET(ministers)–

adoptstheposition;nextmeetings:12March2018,

28May2018

The Council of the EU: useful info

• 28memberstates;PresidencyEstoniauntilend2017

• Qualifiedmajorityvote:55%ofmemberstatesrepresentingatleast65%oftheEUpopulation

• ForexampleFR,IT,PTandEScantogetherblock anyproposalsincetheyrepresentjustover36%oftheEUpopulation(seecalculatorhere)

• Hencethevoluntarybasedcompromiseproposalonarticle3and6 – aresultofthecounter-proposalfromDE/FI/BE/NLandSK

Estonia July-December 2017Bulgaria January-June 2018Austria July-December 2018Romania January-June 2019Finland July-December 2019

Council of the EU – LIBER actions March-Dec 2017

• Co-organisedjointlunchevent on17May withlibrarycoordinationgroup*aimedatcopyrightworkingpartymembers(Council)inBrussels(BenWhitespeakeronTDM)

• ProvidedcommentstoCounciltextincludingcolumnformat:12July,19July(Finnishproposal),2Octand6Nov

• SignedopenletterdraftedbyC4CtoMinistersontheCompetitivenessCouncil onanumberofarticlesincludingart3onTDM

• SignedopenletteronTDMdraftedbyEARE(APCO)aimedbothatEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncil

*)CENL,EBLIDA,Europeana,IFLA,LIBERandPL2020

Council of the EU – LIBER actions

ACTION: tobediscussedatLIBERWGmeetingon7December1. WhatdowethinkaboutthelatestcompromisetextonTDM(dated

28Nov)?2. ShallweprovidecommentsonthetexttotheCouncil?3. Possibleactivities:

i. Providemoredetailedinputinwritingoncompromisetextii. Organise aluncheventforworkingpartymemberswithTDMexperts(tobe

combinedwitha meetingwithCommissionerGABRIELinearly2018)iii. Encouragemorenationalorganisations (universities,research

organisations,startupcompanies)toprovidetheirinputtonationalministries

iv. MorediscussionswithCommissioners?

LIBER alliances

ALLIANCEOFRESEARCHORGANISATIONS - LIBER,LERU,EUA,CESAER,SCIENCEEUROPE,SPARCEUROPE• JointpositionsandinputtomembersoftheCouncilworkingonIPandandoftheEuropeanParliament

• Jointdocumentssuchasthe‘mythsandmisunderstandings’LIBRARYCOORDINATIONGROUP– IFLA,EBLIDA,LIBER,PL2020,EUROPEANA,SPARCEUROPE• Informationsharing,strategy,somejointpositionsandevents(luncheventforCouncilworkingpartymembersonexceptions,supportthroughMEPlibraryloversgroup…)

C4C– CIVILSOCIETY,BUSINESS,LIBRARIES,NGO’S,CONSUMERS• Openlettersonbroaderissues– thelateston30Nov2017pointingtopreviousinputEUROPEANALLIANCEFORRESEARCHEXCELLENCE (EARE)– INCOLLABORATIONWITHSCIENCEEUROPE ANDLIBER• JointopenletteronTDM- 21signatories• Organisingmeetingswith JURImembers and copyrightattachés intheCouncil• OrganisingameetingwithCommissionerGabrielinJanuaryalongwithexperts