Brussels, 05/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 1 March, the MEPs of the committee on legal affairs of the European Parliament unanimously approved the mandate of Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg (S&D, Poland) to start discussions with the European Council on the proposed directive of the European Commission on orphan works. “This regulation would finally make it possible to get some hidden treasures out of the closet and make them available to the general public. Now it is time to start negotiating...