Full Description
This substantially revised second edition evaluates the Directive on Copyright in the Information Society and its interpretation by the European Court of Justice in the light of its implementation and application in the EU's 28 member states. Following the initial implementation of the Directive, many member states have enacted further legislation to supplement or refine their earlier implementation: this edition will take these important developments into account.
Key features of the updated second edition include:
Chapters authored by experts from all 28 member states, providing detailed analysis on how the Directive has been implemented and applied on a national level
Contextual chapters on the relevant WIPO treaties and the Directive that highlight areas of discretion left to national legislators
Updated review of the European Court's case law that serves to interpret the Directive
Expanded foreword by Dr Jörg Reinbothe, the architect of the Directive.
Combining practical information on implementation of the Directive with the latest academic research this book will be of great value to policy makers, practising lawyers and researchers alike. The book will be of particular interest for the further development of copyright in the Digital Single Market since it captures the status quo of copyright protection in the member states at a decisive moment in the legislative debate.
Contributors include: P. Adamsson, P. Akester, T. Aplin, S.L. Azzopardi, J. Bordans, A. Demetriades, W.Z. Dziomdziora, S. Ercolani, N. Epaminonda, M. Ficsor, P.M. Grimaud, K. Harenko, E. Ivanauskiene, J. Jost, G. Kadlecová, P. Kamina, V. Krizova, M.G. León, B. Lindner, K. Manhaeve, B. Michaux, V. Näslund, S. Olsovsky, F. Philapitsch, A. Quaedvlieg, L. Scales, M. Schaefer, T. Schiltz, P. Schønning, T. Shapiro, V. Sokolov, M. Trampuz, E. Vagena, M. Valousek, I. Veiksa, M. Voican, R.M. Vuckovic
Contents
Contents:
Preface by the editors
Foreword by Jörg Reinbothe
Part I
1. The WIPO Treaties
Brigitte Lindner
Part II
2. Directive 2001/29/EC on copyright in the information society
Ted Shapiro
Part III
Implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC in the Member States of the European Union
3. Austria
Florian Philapitsch
4. Belgium
Benoit Michaux
5. Bulgaria
Velizar Sokolov
6. Croatia
Romana Matanovac Vučković
7. Cyprus
Achilleas Demetriades and Nicoletta Epaminonda
8. Czech Republic
Veronika Křížová, Martin Valoušek and Gabriela Kadlecová
9. Denmark
Peter Schønning
10. Estonia
Viive Näslund
11. Finland
Kristiina Harenko
12. France
Pascal Kamina
13. Germany
Martin Schaefer and Brigitte Lindner
14. Greece
Evangelia Vagena
15. Hungary
Mihaly Ficsor
16. Ireland
Linda Scales
17. Italy
Stefania Ercolani
18. Latvia
Janis Bordans and Ingrida Veiksa
19. Lithuania
Edita Ivanauskiene
20. Luxembourg
Katia Manhaeve and Thierry Schiltz
21. Malta
Paul Micallef Grimaud and Sarah Louise Azzopardi
22. Netherlands
Antoon Quaedvlieg
23. Poland
Wojciech Z. Dziomdziora
24. Portugal
Patricia Akester
25. Romania
Maria Voican
26. Slovak Republic
Slavomir Olsovsky and Jakub Jošt
27. Slovenia
Miha Trampuz
28. Spain
Marta García León
29. Sweden
Peter Adamsson
30. United Kingdom
Tanya Aplin
Bibliography
Index
