EU Council's Position
As adopted 25th May, 2018
View Commission's Position on Recital 20a
Recital 20a
Cultural heritage institutions' technical means to preserve their collections
Cultural heritage institutions do not necessarily have the technical means or expertise to undertake the acts required to preserve their collections themselves, particularly in the digital environment, and may therefore have recourse to the assistance of other cultural institutions and other third parties for that purpose.
Under this exception, cultural heritage institutions should therefore be allowed to rely on third parties acting on their behalf and under their responsibility, including those that are based in other Member States, for the making of copies.