<div dir="ltr"><p>Salut la liste!</p><p>Presenting the Digital Single Market Strategy last month, the Vice-President Ansip and Commissioner Oettinger focued on exceptions for libraries, education and text and data mining. A few days ago, at at speech at the European Digital Forum Vice-President Ansip mentioned FoP as a standalone example, which is a good indicator that agenda-setting efforts are getting traction:<br></p><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left:40px">Then there is the wide variety of rules that apply across the EU's 28
countries, with exceptions that are different in every one.</p><p style="margin-left:40px">Exceptions for public libraries, museums, archives, teaching; different rules everywhere about using photos of public buildings.</p><p style="margin-left:40px">The
result is a series of national discrepancies: hardly a fair environment
for creative competition in a single internal market. The rules should
be brought into line across Europe so everyone knows where they stand.</p><p style="margin-left:40px">Europe's
strength lies in its cultural diversity. But culture thrives on
exchange and openness – not from being locked away on artificial
cultural 'islands' where others cannot gain access.</p><p style="margin-left:40px"><a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-5089_en.htm">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-5089_en.htm</a><br></p><p></p><p>Many thanks to everyone who participated so far and have a sunny weekend!</p><p>Cheers,<br></p><p>Dimi<br></p></div>