b-pk Home The artistic unions and copyright What is copyright? Copyright and who works with it What material online is protected by copyright? Copyright - what is it? Welcome to this page about copyright. Here we go through what copyright is, with a focus on online copyright. What is really covered by copyright and what do you risk for punishment if you violate it? Why is it there, whose interests protect it? There is a lot that is important to keep track of, but at the same time not so easy to understand. We try to summarize the most important things about online copyright in an easy-to-understand way. Why a copyright page? Copyright seems to be an ever-present issue, at least since people started having internet at home. The way in which copyright is discussed differs from time to time. When file sharing became possible and something many chose to do, there was a lot of news about it, and about the hunt for file sharers. With streaming services, file sharing has decreased and is not as interesting to talk about anymore. At the same time, there are other things that are relevant, not least there has been a lively discussion about the new directive on copyright that has come from the EU, which some seem to think is a threat to freedom of expression, while others see it as a necessary protection for those who work with artistic creation. What will be relevant and how copyright will be discussed in the future is difficult to predict right now. The discussion develops as technology does. Unfortunately, copyright rules have not evolved at the same rate, they are still shaped as if the internet did not exist in everyone's home. In any case, it is good to acquire some basic knowledge about copyright, both to know what you are allowed to do and to be able to keep up with what they are talking about. Why have there been problems with copyright and the internet? Både de svenska lagarna och de internationella bestämmelserna kring upphovsrätt formades innan internet blev stort. Den senaste versionen av den internationella konventionen kom i mitten av 1990-talet. Då började människor ha hemdatorer med nät, men det var långt innan alla hade var sin smarttelefon. Med ett nät som är billigare och har snabbare kapacitet, kommer också möjligheter att dela material, streama och vara ständigt uppkopplad. Det regelverk som finns är inte särskilt bra anpassat efter denna verklighet, även om det gjorts försök att modernisera genom att skapa tillägg och nya förordningar. Upphovsrätten handlar alltid om två olika sidor, dels att den som skapat ett verk ska ha rätten till det, både ideellt och ekonomiskt, dels att människor ska kunna ta del av materialet. Det kan vara för att kunna använda det till sitt eget skapande, eller bara för att konsumera det. Med internets uppgång blev det lätt att skapa en stor tillgång till alla olika typer av verk som går att dela digitalt, samtidigt fanns det inget regelverk som på ett tillräckligt bra sätt balanserade det genom att skydda upphovspersonernas intressen och ge dem chans till ersättning för sitt skapande. Vem skyddar upphovsrätten? There are many who want copyright to be protected and those behind various works to receive reasonable compensation for the work they have done. The authority responsible for copyright is PRV, the Swedish Patent and Registration Office. In addition to them, there are artistic trade unions that represent their members and negotiate agreements. There are also a number of interest groups that work to protect copyright. These include ALIS, Bonus Copyright Access, Image Copyright in Sweden, Copyswede, KLYS, SAMI and STIM. Copyright © 2021 ·