Hi,
I actually thought it is not wise to "overdo it" with the copy/pasted responses. I had the chance to chat briefly with Marco Giorello, who is deputy head of unit "Copyright" at DG MARKT and responsible for the consultation. He said that while it is good to see one set of responses is supported by more than one organisation, they are sceptical about mass submissions, as they want to include all viewpoints and not just reflect the most active groups. Still, if they present answers in a quantitative way, it could come in handy to have the most respondents on your side.
About the data: so far the Commission has always released the full data sets. Going through past consultations it is even possible to see how each respondent answered. So the data will be published, we need to put the emphasis on a timely release when we ask for it. That will be crucial.
In case they really go through with another attempt at a "notice and action" Directive, they might actually open a new consultation. But that's just guessing for now. Otherwise we don't need to wait for a call to give our opinion. We can comment and release statements about the copyright reform pretty much every step of the way. If the commission releases an actual white paper we should be prepared to write up a position paper (the more people follow the process actively, the higher our chances). The white paper is expected before summer.
Dimi