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– a Gateway to Central and Eastern Europe
A political
reason with regard to the European Union:
European integration – especially in the context of the
Union's enlargement and pertaining to the resistance the enlargement
is facing in different European societies – must be based
on more information and a higher accessibility of information
for Western opinion-making target groups, as well as for the broader
public.
A political
reason regarding Central and Eastern Europe:
Large amounts of reliable content of great scientific and journalistic
value already exists in terms of numerous academic and cultural
periodicals in C.E.E. Based on a long tradition of dissident groups
and movements, these periodicals are key platforms for public
debate on politics, culture and social affairs. Such content needs
to be accessible in much easier and broader ways.
The protection
of copyrights:
The content offered in the C.E.E.O.L. library remains the intellectual
property of the authors and their publishers respectively. C.E.E.O.L.'s
task is limited to the distribution of those documents, the marketing
of the portal, handling payments, and reporting to the publishers.
The authors' and publishers' rights to the documents
will therefore be clearly safeguarded by contract agreements with
all the publishers participating in the network on the one hand,
and with the users on the other. (See
Terms and Conditions). An automatic protocol of all utilization
of the material enables correct payment to all the rightful holders,
in accordance with their contract agreements.
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