Research handbook on the future of EU copyright
By: edited by Estelle Derclaye.
Contributors: Derclaye, Estelle, 1974-
Series: Research handbooks in intellectual property
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 643
ISBN-13: 9781847203922
Subjects: Copyright -- European Union countries; Copyright, International; Law -- International unification
Description: It has been over fifteen years since the EU started harmonising copyright law. This original Handbook takes stock and questions what the future of EU copyright should be. What went wrong with the harmonisation acquis? What did the directives do well? Should copyright be further harmonised? Each of the 25 recognised copyright experts from different European countries gives a critical account of the EU harmonisation carried out on several aspects of copyright law (subject-matter, originality, duration, rights, defences et cetera), and asks whether further harmonisation is desirable or not. This way, the Handbook not only gives guidance to European institutions as to what remains to be done or needs to be remedied but is also the first overall picture of current and future EU copyright law.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.