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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Von:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Lorena Aldana [<a href="mailto:lorena.aldana@europeana.eu">mailto:lorena.aldana@europeana.eu</a>]
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<b>Gesendet:</b> Freitag, 23. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Februar 2024 17:50<br>
<b>An:</b> <a href="mailto:Joao.NEGRAO@euipo.europa.eu">Joao.NEGRAO@euipo.europa.eu</a>;
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<b>Betreff:</b> Concerns regarding resource allocation to the EUIPO Out of Commerce Works portal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We strongly rely on its successful development in order to benefit from the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive's out of commerce works solution. However, we have concerns that insufficient resources are
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