EU rejects international solution to library and archive copyright problems; causes collapse of WIPO meeting

The European Union has blocked the discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR). The libraries and archives organisations present at the 27th meeting of the SCCR have put on a joint press release, expressing their frustration and disappointment with the EU, and rallying European libraries and archives to reach out to their policy makers asking the EU to take a more nuanced approach to the discussions.