On behalf of the European Open Web Search Initiative, we welcome the opportunity to support the review of the Directive 2019/790/EC on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Please find our contribution attached. The review of the CDSM Directive offers a critical opportunity to close a structural gap in the European digital framework.
OSF
Open Search Foundation e.V.
NGO · Germany · EU Transparency Register 516916049137-69
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #249 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared costs / yr (floor)
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2023
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Open Search Foundation e.V. https://opensearchfoundation.org
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Starnberg, Germany
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Open Search Foundation e.V. filed 3 positions between 9 Jan 2026 and 25 Jun 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
What they argued
The Open Search Foundation e.V. welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the interplay between the different EU digital rules, their cumulative impact on businesses, and how effectively they support the EUs competitiveness, values and fundamental rights. Please find our policy paper including the assessment in the context of a European Web Data Infrastructure attached.
On behalf of the OpenWebSearch Initiative we welcome the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Digital Decade Policy Program objectives and targets. Please find the feedback attached. The defined targets and objectives remain relevant.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Bitkom e.V. · 3 files in common
- ACT | The App Association · 3 files in common
- Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) · 3 files in common
- CSC - IT Center for Science · 3 files in common
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 2 files in common
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