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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-02-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:New frontiers in book production2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010201.5.4-070"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-02-01-Speech-4-0712
lpv:speaker	lp:Geneviève Fraisse2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 unknown; Indépendant (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I should like to speak today from a reader’s perspective and consider both the good and bad points of electronic publishing. On the positive side, we all know that the individualisation of supply and demand is one of the opportunities presented by electronic publishing. We take it for granted; but we may equally take something else for granted, something that has been receiving less attention, namely the fact that the book-publishing chain will change out of all recognition, with publishers and bookstores assuming a more central role, because electronic publishing will completely transform the distribution system. These are the good points. On the negative side, access to reading material will be twice as difficult as it is now. Let us not fool ourselves. Of course, new digital technology offers an opportunity to democratise book reading, but it may also create an additional obstacle to literacy. Allow me to conclude, Madam President, by appealing for vigilance regarding the protection of copyright, since electronic publishing poses a particular threat in that respect, which is ultimately a threat to the creation of literary works. In this context, I must also draw attention to the need for regulated pricing of books in Europe for the same reasons, namely to safeguard the creation and distribution of literary works."@en1

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