8/ WANT TO HEAR THE DETAILS?

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7/ BE PART OF THE (R)EVOLUTION

High time to make e-Lending by libraries sustainable and unlock equitable access to culture and knowledge! Spread the word: share this new report + other KR21 resources within your networks.

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6/ THREE GROUPS OF INTERVENTIONS: As the regulatory foundation for #eLending, #copyright law can translate this #CompetitionLaw analysis into policy reform in 3 areas:
1. Clarification of what constitutes a lawful source
2. Contract regulation
3. Limitation to exclusive rights

5/ SEVEN POTENTIAL MARKET POWER ABUSES (CONT’D):

5. Excessive pricing
6. Avoidance of the spirit of other laws (#TDM)
7. Lack of transparency

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4/ SEVEN POTENTIAL MARKET POWER ABUSES:

1. Refusals to supply: outright & withdrawals
2. Constructive refusals to supply: restrictive licensing conditions/delayed supply
3. Bundling
4. Unfair trading conditions

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3/ WHY THIS MATTERS
Libraries need to empower access to books that is not dependent on the wealth of the reader or solely governed by the licensing terms of rightsholders.

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2/ THE FINDINGS
The evidence indicates significant problems in e-Lending markets with respect to market structure, licensing and pricing.

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