The FOBID Legal Committee (FJC) deals with legal matters that are important for libraries and for information- and documentation centers. It initiates (inter)national actions and responses. To this end, the FJC brings its vision to the attention of the Dutch Ministries of Education, Culture & Science, and of Justice & Security, and also makes its voice heard in Europe.

Committee members:

• Annemarie Beunen, National Library
• Stephanie van Elst, National Library
• Cynthia Halfwerk, Library Saxion University of Applied Sciences
• Lilian van der Linden, Library Erasmus University Rotterdam (secretary)
• Saskia Manuela-Bergmans, Library Utrecht University
• Angela la Marra, Library Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Inge de Mönnink, Dedicon
• Erna Sattler, Library Leiden University (chair)
• Raymond Snijders, Library Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
• Edzard Wester, Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken
• Rineke Zwanenburg, Probiblio

Copyright
Copyright plays a major role in the practice of libraries and information centers, espacially as this practise has become much more digital. Topics covered include the Dutch Copyright Act, e-books, Artificial Intelligence, Text & Data Mining (TDM), and online access to out out-of-commerce works.

Privacy
New legislation can lead to invasion of privacy when libraries and information centers are requested to share the data of customers and users.

Ad-hoc topics
–  European Accessibility Act
–  EU Directive NIS2 and the draft Dutch Cybersecurity Act