A leading panel of experts has released a report advising the European Commission that in order to remain copyright protected rights holders should be required to register with EU countries. The main focus of the report is to prevent the creation of orphan works and ensure that the law is geared towards an ever expanding digital environment. For more details please refer to the report at: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/doc/reflection_group/final-report-cdS3.pdf.