Europe to get copyright overhaul

ZDNet - The European Commission will soon make legislative proposals to reform copyright law, digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes said on Friday.

According to Kroes, the proposals will tackle orphan works — content that is either out of copyright or for which the rights holder cannot be found — and the governance of the collective management societies that act on behalf of rights holders. The commission will also "look into multi-territorial and pan-European licensing" and the issue of national private copy levies, she said.