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New FAQs on copyright for teachers: The EUIPO Observatory has launched a new web page to guide European teachers and students on their copyright journey
The world of education has undergone profound changes in the past decade, particularly when it comes to online teaching practices. The increased digitalisation of this sector has been further accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New opportunities and challenges have created legal uncertainty in the educational community about the resources they can or cannot use in day-to-day educational practice.
To provide teachers with greater clarity, the EUIPO Observatory, through the IP in Education project, teamed up with national experts from each Member State to provide answers to the 15 most frequently asked questions (FAQs) teachers and students have about copyright in education.
This new platform offers teachers, wherever they are in the European Union, answers in their local language, as well as English, and gives practical information on how copyright applies in the area of education. The answers will be reviewed regularly to ensure that they are up to date.
The initiative draws on the implementation of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, which includes a new mandatory exception for the use of works and other subject matter in digital and cross-border teaching activities. It is also supporting the efforts at an EU level towards building a European Education Area by 2025.
The FAQs on copyright for teachers follows in the footsteps of the highly successful FAQs on copyright for consumers.