The proposals were put forward by the EC in May last year and would allow the non-commercial use of works for which an author cannot be immediately found after a "diligent" search has been made in good faith.
Under the proposal, works labelled orphan in any one member state would be deemed as such throughout the EU.
MEPs agreed that the right holder should be entitled to end orphan status at any time and claim appropriate compensation fro the use ...
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