Dies ist eine HTML Version eines Anhanges der Informationsfreiheitsanfrage 'Social Media activity regarding the proposed Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive'.



 
Ref. Ares(2018)4024170 - 30/07/2018
EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology 
 
Resources & Support 
  Compliance & Planning 
Head of Unit 
 
Brussels,  
CONNECT/R4  
By registered letter with 
acknowledgment of receipt 
 
Ms. Julia Reda 
Parlement européen 
Bât. Altiero Spinelli 05F158 
60, rue Wiertz 
B- 1047 Bruxelles 
 
                                                                                     Advance copy by email: 
                                                                                    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx 
                         
                                                                         
Subject: 
Your application for access to documents – Ref GestDem 2018/3628 
Dear Ms. Reda, 
We  refer  to  your  e-mail  dated  29/06/2018  in  which  you  make  a  request  for  access  to 
documents, registered on 05/07/2018 under the above  mentioned reference number. 
1.  SCOPE OF YOUR APPLICATION 
Your request: " Under the right of access to documents in the EU Treaties, as developed 
in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following 
information: 

The staff running the accounts of the European Commission has been engaging on 
twitter and other channels regarding the effects of Article 13 of the Copyright in the 
Digital Single Market Directive proposal (for example at 
https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1010093360143425536 

https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1010066160128286721 
https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1011962461837115392 
https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1011254657560260609 
https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1011254796593004545 
https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1011254836212518914 
https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1011254976499343360 
 
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx 

and  
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/faq/frequently-asked-questions-copyright-
reform) 

I am requesting all information concerning these posts, such as: 
* Memos, Briefings, protocols of Commission staff, freelancers and other people 
involved in the social media and press activities. This may include draft responses in 
written or visual form, guidelines or timetables sent via email or through the Content 
Management Systems (including the wikis used by the Commission staff). 

* Any communication between said people and DG CNECT or Legal Service staff (or 
other units) on the assessment of the claims concerning article 13 (regardless whether it 
refers to the Council negotiation mandate, the Commission proposal or the JURI version 
and its drafts) and memes. This may include draft responses and questions concerning 
memes, the optional parody exception, ECJ case law, national implementation of 
exceptions and other topics discussed. 

* Any draft or final responses sent out to journalists, scholars, citizens or corporations 
concerning article 13 (regardless whether it refers to the Council negotiation mandate, 
the Commission proposal or the JURI version and its drafts) since April 2018. 

* "information" or "document" should be understood in a broad sense and shall include 
images, audiovisual material and animations. I am requesting digital copies of these 
files, not black-and-white scanned printouts on these’’. 

Please note that parts of the request were  attributed to the Directorate-General COMM 
(GestDem2018/3835).  You  will  receive  the  reply  from  Directorate-General  COMM  in 
due course. 
2.  DOCUMENTS FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE REQUEST AND 
ASSESSMENT UNDER REGULATION 1049/2001 
We have identified the following documents as corresponding to your request: 
1)  Email from 22/06/2018 – copyright faq on the web 
2)  Preview of the Webpage on frequently asked questions on copyright reform, in its 
version of 22.06.2018 
Document 1 – Partial access with only personal data redacted 
This  document  contains  personal  data  (in  particular  names,  email  addresses  and 
signatures) of Commission staff not occupying any senior management position. 
Pursuant to Article 4(1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, access to a document has 
to be refused if its disclosure would undermine the protection of privacy and the integrity 
of the individual, in particular in accordance with Community legislation regarding the 
protection of personal data. The applicable legislation in this field is Regulation (EC) No 
45/2001  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  18  December  2000  on  the 



protection  of  individuals  with  regard  to  the  processing  of  personal  data  by  the 
Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data1 . 
When  access  is  requested  to  documents  containing  personal  data,  Regulation  (EC)  No 
45/2001 becomes fully applicable2 . 
According  to  Article  8(b)  of  this  Regulation,  personal  data  shall  only  be  transferred  to 
recipients  if  they  establish  the  necessity  of  having  the  data  transferred  to  them  and  if 
there is no reason to assume that the legitimate rights of the persons concerned might be 
prejudiced. 
We  consider  that,  with  the  information  available,  the  necessity  of  disclosing  the 
aforementioned  personal  data  to  you  has  not  been  established  and/or  that  it  cannot  be 
assumed  that  such  disclosure  would  not  prejudice  the  legitimate  rights  of  the  persons 
concerned.  
Therefore, this document  is released expunged from the personal data. 
Document 2- Full disclosure 
As regards the second document, full access can be given. 
You  may reuse the abovementioned documents free of charge for non-commercial and 
commercial purposes provided that the source is acknowledged, that you do not distort 
the original meaning or message of the document. Please note that the Commission does 
not assume liability stemming from the reuse. 
3.  CONFIRMATORY APPLICATION 
In case you would disagree with the assessment that the redacted data are personal data 
which can only be disclosed if such disclosure is legitimate under the applicable rules on 
the  protection  of  personal  data,  you  are  entitled,  in  accordance  with  Article  7(2)  of 
Regulation 1049/2001, to make a confirmatory application requesting the Commission to 
review this position. 
Such  a  confirmatory  application  should  be  addressed  within  15  working  days  upon 
receipt of this letter to the Secretary-General of the Commission at the following address: 
European Commission 
Secretary-General 
Transparency unit SG-B-4 
BERL 5/288 
B-1049 Bruxelles or by email to: xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx 
 
Yours faithfully, 
                                                                                            (e-Signed) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Katleen Engelbosch             
Enclosures: 2                                                                             
                                                 
1 Official Journal L 8 of 12.1.2001, p. 1 
2 Judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU of 29 June 2010 in case 28/08 P, Commission/The Bavarian 
Lager Co. Ltd, ECR 2010 I-06055. 

Electronically signed on 30/07/2018 16:25 (UTC+02) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 2004/563