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An Italian-qualified lawyer (avvocato) with experience in the area of copyright, trade marks, fashion and internet laws, I am a tenured Associate Professor in Intellectual Property (IP) Law at the University of Southampton, where I lead the IP/IT research centre (iCLIC/ILAWS).
I am also an Of Counsel at Bird&Bird LLP and the Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (Oxford University Press, peer-reviewed).
I have written extensively in the IP field, and my latest monograph – Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union (Oxford University Press:2019) – tackles the role, action and legacy of the highest EU judicature’s copyright case law.
I comment on IP issues for well-known blogs The IPKat (most popular IP blog of all time according to the Justia rankings as of 1 December 2018) and The 1709 Blog, for which I have authored several hundreds of posts over the past few years.
I have prepared technical briefings at the request of and delivered talks to international organizations and EU institutions and agencies (eg, WIPO, European Parliament, European Commission, EUIPO), as well as international professional bodies and organizations (eg, ALAI, INTA, AIPPI, LIDC, ECTA).
What has been the role and vision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in shaping EU copyright law? What impact and legacy does relevant case law have?
This title focuses specifically on the role, action, and legacy of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the field of copyright, also by providing an exclusive survey that covers two decades (1998 - 2018) of CJEU decisions in this area of the law.
The main objective of this work is providing readers with a sense of direction of EU copyright case law. In order to achieve this, an attempt of 'tidying up' and rationalizing existing rulings is carried out.
The first part explores the role of the CJEU in copyright cases. Besides outlining the history of EU copyright harmonization and providing statistical data concerning the Court's activity, it extracts the key standards employed in copyright case law, explains their meaning and significance, and carries out a novel statistical analysis aimed at mapping relations between the various standards.
Following a discussion of the impact of CJEU interpretation of certain EU copyright provisions (notably their preemptive force on individual EU Member States' freedom), the second part is concerned with CJEU action (and vision) in respect of three key areas of copyright: the construction of economic rights; exceptions and limitations; and enforcement.
The final part focuses on CJEU legacy broadly intended. It tackles two distinct perspectives, these being the effect on national copyright laws and the current policy discourse around EU copyright reform. As regards the former, the book discusses the default consequences of the departure of a certain Member State from the EU. In relation to the latter, attention is focused on a number of selected areas, which require to be considered in light, not just of existing legislation, but also - and perhaps most importantly - existing case law.
The book also contains a foreword by Maciej Szpunar (First Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union).
You can find out more about the book on the OUP website: just click on this CJEU-approved link!
This extremely profound analysis by Professor Rosati of EU copyright protection and relevant CJEU decisions constitutes uncharted territory, unveiling new information, perhaps never considered, even by members of the Court like myself. Professor Rosati’s book addresses, from an original and forward-thinking perspective, some of the most complex, challenging, and pressing aspects of the EU copyright framework. I am certain that the book will contribute to an awareness of the many challenges facing copyright protection, both on the EU and global level, as well as the importance of EU law and the Court of Justice.
In this systematic, statistically informed, account of the decisions of the CJEU in the field of copyright, Eleonora Rosati analyses the Court's central role in deepening harmonization of copyright law in the EU and lays bare the reasoning that underpins that approach.
Eleonora Rosati is a very gifted scholar with a unique ability to synthesize diverse, complex concepts into easy to understand English. No where is such skill more necessary than in figuring out the CJEU's baffling jurisprudence. This book is a must for everyone.
This volume is the product of the happy conjunction of penetrating scholarship, a meticulous eye for detail, prodigious enthusiasm and unbounded energy. Dr Rosati should be congratulated for her valuable and timely contribution to European copyright literature.
In this thought-provoking book, Eleonora Rosati elegantly unfolds the fil rouge underlying the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case law in the field of copyright, with a view of painting the CJEU vision and comparing it with those of other EU institutions, in particular the European Commission. The message is clear from the first chapter in which 98 decisions are meticulously dissected using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods: consensus is easier to obtain when the interpretation put forward favours authors and copyright holders. This analytical therapy of the CJEU case law conducted with high academic rigour and love (or should I say empathy) is a must-read for anyone with an interest in EU harmonisation, policy making and copyright.
[A]n impressive synthesis. It should be high on the reading list of any serious copyright lawyer in the EU.
Linking and Copyright: Easier at Last? First national applications of the CJEU GS Media judgment, in T Synodinou - P Jougleux - C Markou - T Prastitou (eds) EU Internet Law in the Digital Era (forthcoming:Springer).
A revised and extended version of my PhD dissertation was published as a monograph by Edward Elgar in late 2013 with the title Originality in EU Copyright. Full Harmonization through Case Law.
My book explores the recent past of copyright harmonization in the European Union (EU), analyzes the increasingly topical role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in harmonizing core aspects of the copyright laws of Member States, and attempts to predict the future of EU copyright.
Catherine Pocock (Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property) who wrote: "In providing a clear explanation of the decisions and their interpretations, this contribution stands out as an excellent tool for understanding EU harmonization of copyright amidst an academic debated on whether and how this harmonization should occur."
The Hon Mr Justice Richard Arnold (High Court of Justice of England and Wales), who stated: "As Rosati explains, the approach taken by the CJEU in its case law also has profound implications for current harmonisation projects such as the Wittem Group’s European Copyright Code and more generally for the future of EU copyright law. Any future legislation about protectable subject matter and the criteria for protection has to be framed with this case law in mind. Rosati has made a valuable contribution to the study of European copyright law."
Irini Stamatoudi (Hellenic Copyright Organisation), who wrote: "The text has been well drafted and documented, the legal analysis is sound and competent and the author manages to provide useful insights into UK and US law. She also manages to put her subject in perspective, taking into account the inevitable policy issues, which, however, could be extended to what the actual role of the [Court of Justice of the European Union] is in the much-debated EU copyright harmonisation. I strongly recommend reading this book."
I have also created and manage a Facebook group primarily intended for my students, but open to anyone interested in IP and discussing relevant issues through a more informal channel.
Some of my PowerPoint presentations are available on SlideShare.
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