Government Bill 2013/14:206 Orphan works in the collections of cultural heritage institutions
The Bill presents proposals that will facilitate the digitisation and dissemination of cultural heritage in situations where the rightsholder of a work is unknown or cannot be reached and it is therefore not possible to obtain permission for its use. Works whose copyright holders are unknown or cannot be reached are referred to in the proposal as orphan works. A new restriction on copyright will allow cultural heritage institutions such as archives, libraries and museums, as well as broadcasters with a public service mission, to digitise works that are considered