ISBN:
9783540759850
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XX, 374 p, digital)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Mazziotti, Giuseppe EU digital copyright law and the end-user
Keywords:
Computers Law and legislation
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Mass media Law and legislation
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Public law
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Europe Economic policy
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Law
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Law
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Computers Law and legislation
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Mass media Law and legislation
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Public law
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Europe Economic policy
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Europäische Union
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Digital Rights Management
Abstract:
This book presents a thorough exploration of the legal framework of EU digital copyright law from the perspective of the end-user. It provides a detailed examination of the implications that the spectacular rise of this new actor creates for the interplay between the EU copyright system and human rights law, competition law and other important policies contained in the EC Treaty. This comprehensive, book is crucial reading for lawyers, policymakers and academics.
Abstract:
To what extent is the user of a copyrighted digital work entitled to make a copy for personal use of the work without the copyright holder’s consent? Are file-sharers shielded from copyright liability under the exception of private copying when they download music files from peer-to-peer networks for free? May Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies solve the digital copyright dilemma and become "user-friendly"? These are some of the questions that this book considers in its thorough exploration of the legal framework of EU digital copyright law from the perspective of the ‘end-user’. It provides a detailed examination of the implications that the spectacular rise of this new actor creates for the interplay between the EU copyright system and human rights law, competition law and other important policies contained in the EC Treaty. This book is the first comprehensive, critical analysis of its kind. It is crucial reading for lawyers, policymakers and academics interested in copyright law, competition law covering digital media and information technology, consumer digital rights, Internet governance, freedom of expression and user data protection in digital settings.
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Matter; Introduction; The impact of digitisation on the desirability of copyright exceptions; Copyright harmonisation according to technological dictates; The legal treatment of copyright exceptions under secondary EU law; Digital copyright law: general policy issues under the EC Treaty; Implications of sharing copyrighted works on the Internet; Freedom of use vs . DRM Technology; Copyright policy alternatives for preserving end-user freedom of expression and information; Conclusion: towards a better EU copyright law; Back Matter
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-366) and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-540-76985-0
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