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Book SynopsisThis 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
Trade Review'The second edition of this important and thorough book has grown by more than 25 percent to include updates of the relevant international and EU norms and developments, and in particular the interpretation by the Court of Justice of the EU, as well as national law reports by 28 authors from the respective member states. Containing in-depth and critical analyses, excellently written, this book offers a refreshing and rewarding experience!' --Silke von Lewinski, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany
Table of ContentsContents: 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
