CC Copyright Platform Webinar | Working Group on User Rights
Channel: Creative Commons
Date: 2023-02-15

Led by André Houang, the WG on User Rights was based on the idea that these rights are an integral part of the copyright system. As such, the WG focused on exchanging thoughts on how copyright can be reshaped to better balance the interests of authors and rights holders with the public interest, so as to allow for the full exercise of fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression and access to knowledge, culture and information. The main output of the WG are its position papers, in which it puts forward some ideas for a better copyright system. The WG´s 2021 position paper focused on different types of user rights, which could help balance the interests of rights holders and of users. The 2022 position paper approached the topic of an international instrument for the global harmonization of user rights, and you can watch the group’s webinar recording to hear more about it. 


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