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Copyright and Related Issues: Orphan Works

This Libguide is a useful guide on international, regional and South African copyright and related issues.

What are orphan works?

Best Practices/Guidelines/Reports

Orphan Works and Mass Digitization a report of the register of copyrights June 2015
Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of Orphan Works for Libraries & Archives

Orphan Works

Copyright, and the Regulation of Orphan Works: A comparative review of seven jurisdictions and a rights clearance simulation(2013)
Digital v. Analogue: Reconceptualising the Orphan Works Problem for Cultural Heritage Institutions
DIRECTIVE 2012/28/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 October 2012 on certain permitted uses of orphan works
EFF to Copyright Office: Fair Use Can Help Fix the Orphan Works Problem
Orphan Works Database (EUIPO)
Thanks, but No Thanks. Evolving Library Perspectives on Orphan Works Legislation in the European Union and the United States (J. Band)