More EU copyright "leaks"

Draft Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market, here.
Draft Communication: Promoting a fair and efficient European copyright-based economy in the Digital Single Market, here.

Still to come:
Directive and Regulation to ensure EU implementation of the Marrakech Treaty.

Humanities Open Book: Unlocking Great Out-Of-Print Books

Neh.gov, here. 

LA PART D’OMBRE DE GOOGLE LIVRES

Owni.fr, ici. 

Google announces digital book venture in France

PaidContent.org, here.
"Google said the new deal is not directly tied to a law passed by France this spring that creates a new royalty collection mechanism for out-of-print works that will be owned in part by the state and managed in part by the Bibliothèque nationale. But the company added the law is accelerating efforts to put digital copies of the publishers’ books into circulation" (emphasis added).

Google: Writing a new chapter for French books

Googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com, here. 

France solves its XXe century book problem!

L. Guibault, here.