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digitisation

'Collective copyright abuse is global problem'

by one of our members
26 September 201229 March 2022
2 min read
ACTUAL, For members only

A while back, there was fuss in the Netherlands about the BUMA, the club that collects copyrights for musicians and publishers. Money had been lost in speculation and a director was engaging in nepotism. These cases do not appear to be isolated. At least, they are also mentioned in an overview of all known cases of abuse of power and corruption at collecting societies worldwide.

From Ghana and Nigeria to Brazil, China and, indeed, the Netherlands and France: it ...

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"Culture is not a top priority for this college," the Schouwen-Duiveland Labour Party believes.

by one of our members
12 November 201130 March 2022
4 min read
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New Musical Express Poortvliet (Tholen) Gorkum - Culture sector is in dire straits (...) The major austerity exercise will come in the spring when, among other things, the new Culture Policy is on the table. (...) In the meantime, further consultations are being held with cultural bodies, among others, such as with the Toon Foundation and the Nieuwe Doelen theatre on 30 January. "They, like the Gorcums Museum, can...

Libraries hope for more digitisation as well as more readers of collection, after TNO study

by Madeleine Red
27 October 20118 July 2016
2 min read
ACTUAL

The joint public libraries in the Netherlands have asked TNO to research the size and costs of digital collections between 2012 and 2016. State Secretary for Culture Halbe Zijlstra is consulting with provinces and municipalities on amending library legislation. That law will also determine how much purchasing digital collection (e-books and music) costs. To...