What is the EU’s ARROW project about and how is it funded?
The ARROW (“Accessible Registries of Rights on Orphan Works” accessible at www.arrow-net.eu ) project makes it easier to find and get permission for digitisation of orphan works. It is building a network of rightholder and works databases from across the EU. These databases would work together and be accessible by everyone involved wherever they are. It also links rights clearance centres throughout the EU, to speed up the process of getting permission to digitise works. This project was launched in November 2008 under the eContentplus programme with the involvement of rightholders, collective management organisations and cultural institutions. The Commission funds up to 50% of the costs of the project (a contribution of €2.55 million) as part of its continuous efforts to promote cooperation between authors, distributors, users, ICT companies and public authorities which is crucial for the herculean task of d igitising cultural products like books.
The ARROW (“Accessible Registries of Rights on Orphan Works” accessible at www.arrow-net.eu ) project makes it easier to find and get permission for digitisation of orphan works. It is building a network of rightholder and works databases from across the EU. These databases would work together and be accessible by everyone involved wherever they are. It also links rights clearance centres throughout the EU, to speed up the process of getting permission to digitise works. This project was launched in November 2008 under the eContentplus programme with the involvement of rightholders, collective management organisations and cultural institutions. The Commission funds up to 50% of the costs of the project (a contribution of €2.55 million) as part of its continuous efforts to promote cooperation between authors, distributors, users, ICT companies and public authorities which is crucial for the herculean task of d igitising cultural products like books.
