Public Consultation on Transposition of the Orphan Works Directive and the Use of Orphan Works under Irish Law

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation invited submissions to the public consultation on the transposition of the Orphan Works Directive (2012/28/EU) into Irish law.

Orphan Works are works such as books, newspaper or magazine articles, or films that are still protected by copyright but for which the copyright holders cannot be located. The Directive provides for an exception to copyright law for certain libraries, educational establishments, museums and other cultural and heritage organisations, allowing them to digitise certain orphan works and make them available online.