Federation of European Publishers

The Geo-blocking Regulation aims to prevent retailers from discriminating between consumers on the basis of their country of origin with regards to the conditions of access to their goods and services (including price). It excludes copyright-based content, such as digital books, and its application must respect fixed book price regimes.

On behalf of the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) we would like to share the following feedback. The refusal of AI providers to comply with EU law and to buy licences, the systematic use of pirated sources and the difficulty for rightsholders to enforce their rights due to a lack of transparency, create a systemic imbalance which prevents the development of an AI licensing market.

The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) represents 31 national associations of publishers of books, learned journals and educational materials form 30 countries across Europe - mainly in the EU and EEA. FEP fully supports the goal of ensuring legal clarity for operators, traders and surveillance authorities on the categories of products falling within the scope of the EUDR.

The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) is an independent, non-commercial umbrella association of European book publishers’ associations. FEP represents 29 national associations of publishers of books, learned journals and educational materials from 28 European countries. FEP is thus the voice of the great majority of publishers in Europe.