Annex 1 – Project planning document

Project Brief

Project Name: The right to read – ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty by the EU and by non-EU countries

Project leader: Wolfgang Angermann

Date of brief: 10 May 2016

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1. Overview

1.1 Project objective(s)

setting up / continuing a powerful political campaign for the swift Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty by the European Union and by non-EU countries.

1.2 Benefits / Outcomes

Creating provisions for the implementation of the contence of the Marrakesh treaty into national copyright legislation.

2. Scheduling/Phasing

May onwards: Continuing Lobbying Brussels EU bodies with the aim of building up pressure on blocking countries;

May / June: Repeatedly challenging statements from the governments of countries like Germany and Italy, that are blocking the ratification in the EU council by appropriate campaigns in the respective countries;

August onwards: Creating and distributing campaigning material to non-EU member organizations and encourage them to lobby for the ratification of the Marrakesh treaty by their country;

Autumn: prepare an PR-effective event in Berlin or Rome;

November / December: deliver a report with results and conclusions and setting up a strategy for the implementation after the ratification of the treaty.

3. Who is involved and project costs

3.1 Cost of project

As support will be available through WBU / OSF funding, part of the expenses for EBU may again be generated accordingly. apply for such support. Expenses for lobbying on national level will have to be met by the respective national members.

3.2. Teams and Partners Contributing

- Project leadership in close cooperation with the national member from Germany, with the EBU office, and with special links to ONCE / WBU's working group;

- Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue in Brussels (David Hammerstein);

- all EBU national members with regard to campaigning on national level.

4. Relationship to other EBU projects and activities

The project is part of the priority of ebu's strategic planning for 2016. None of its components interfere with other projects of this priority.

5. What might go wrong?

Since the essential part of this project aims at influencing on actions / reactions of EU bodies and national governments, it is very difficult to predict its success. We have to rely on many different partners.

6. Other relevant information

The success of the project may gain a push forward after the 20th country has ratified the Marrakesh treaty, because at this moment any attempt of blocking the treaty as such will be useless with regard to its validity.