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Government bills8

Topiccopyright8
  1. HE 313/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying copyright reform for fundamental rights

    The pending amendments to the Copyright Act are supplemented to strengthen freedom of expression, scientific freedom and the protection of teaching. Automatic filtering of online content will be clarified, and the use of materials in research and teaching will be made easier.

    28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 46/2023 vpPassed

    Lending remuneration for e-books and e-audiobooks

    Authors will begin to receive remuneration for the library use of e-books and e-audiobooks in the same way as traditional lending remuneration. The remuneration will also be extended to audiobook narrators.

    15 Dec 2023 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 38 a §, mietintö / Eeva-Johanna Eloranta

    94 jaa
    80 ei
  3. HE 43/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming copyright in the digital environment

    The reform updates copyright rules for the digital age and clarifies responsibilities related to sharing online content. It strengthens the position of creators in creative industries and facilitates the use of protected material in education, research and cultural institutions.

    1 Mar 2023 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 1. lakiehdotus 25 h §, mietintö / Sofia Vikman

    93 jaa
    63 ei
  4. HE 102/2016 vpPassed

    Extending lending remuneration to higher education

    Authors and other creators will also receive copyright remuneration for works borrowed from higher education libraries. Previously, lending remuneration has been paid only for loans made from public libraries.

    28 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 92/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving book accessibility for the print-disabled

    The production and use of books and audiobooks intended for visually impaired and other print-disabled people will be made easier without separate copyright permission. Works in an accessible format can also be exchanged and distributed smoothly across EU borders.

    23 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 49/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying and strengthening trade secret protection

    A new Trade Secrets Act will be enacted in Finland, consolidating the protection of trade secrets into a single act and improving the remedies available to businesses to address the unauthorised use of secrets. At the same time, the act will protect the right to report wrongdoing and an employee's right to provide necessary information to a shop steward or employee representative.

    5 Jul 2018 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Lauri Ihalainen

    128 jaa
    45 ei
  7. HE 119/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming collective copyright management

    Detailed rules and transparency requirements will be laid down in law for the operations, decision-making and financial management of collective management organisations. Creators in the creative sector will gain more control over the management of their own copyrights, and supervision of the organisations will be assigned to the Finnish Patent and Registration Office.

    22 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 119/2015 vpPassed

    Expanding international protection for record producers

    Finland will remove old restrictions it made to international copyright conventions. The nationality of a music producer will be sufficient to guarantee copyright protection regardless of the country in which the recording was made.

    14 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote