Harmonizing european Copyright Law

the challenges of better lawmaking

Aut. Mireille van Eechoud...[et al]. Nobody likes today's copyright law. Widespread unauthorized use of copyright material proliferates with impunity, while citizens and users protest that intrusive copyright and related rights law stifle cultural expression. Equipment manufacturers and intermediaries complain about yet more 'security ...

Public broadcasting and european Law

a comparative examination of public service obligations in six member states

Although EU Member States share a tradition of regulating public broadcasting for the public interest, such regulation has been in decline in recent years. It has been challenged by the emergence of commercial television sworn to the market logic, as well as by satellite services ...

The future of public domain

identifying the commons in information Law

The presence of a robust public domain is an essential precondition for cultural, social and economic development and for a healthy democratic process. But the public domain is under pressure as a result of the ongoing march towards an information economy. Items of information, which ...

Copyright, limitations and the Three-Steps Test

an analysis of the Three-Steps Test in international and Ec Copyright Law

Chioce of Law in copyright and related rights

alternatives to the Lex Protectionis