Brussels, 28/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 27 March Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding chaired the first meeting of the High Level Expert Group on the “European Digital Library”. This project is part of the “i2010” initiative of the Commission for making Europe's cultural heritage available online. The group of 20 experts discussed the Commission's vision for the European Digital Library and set up a framework for future discussions. The group also had a first exchange of views on copyright issues. In a recent online consultation, whose results were made public at the beginning of March (EUROPE 9144) right-holders supported the adequacy of the present copyright rules and the need to fully respect and enforce them, while cultural institutions highlighted a number of problems in the present copyright framework that could potentially undermine efficient digitisation and digital preservation.