EU Digital Copyright Law and the End-User

Preface

Acknowledgments

Table of contents

List of abbreviations

PART I COPYRIGHT AND DIGITISATION

1. Introduction

1.1. The research question

1.2. Terminology

1.3. The value of transformative and non-transformative uses in the copyright system

1.4. New kinds of transformative use

1.5. Non-transformative use

1.6. The structure of the book

2. The impact of digitisation on the desirability of copyright exceptions

2.1. An economics-based introduction to the book problem

2.2. Legal consequences

2.3. The legal framework: copyright exceptions under EU law

2.4. Summary

PART II EU DIGITAL COPYRIGHT LAW FROM THE END-USER PERSPECTIVE

3. Copyright harmonisation according to technological dictates

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Legal basis and objectives of copyright harmonisation in the EU

3.3. The re-definition of the copyright scope

3.4. Anti-circumvention law in defence of technological protection measures

3.5. Summary

4. The legal treatment of copyright exceptions under secondary EU law

4.1. Introduction: from vertical to horizontal exceptions

4.2. The introduction of the three-step test under EU law

4.3. The new requirement of legal access at the expense of lawful use

4.4. The InfoSoc Directive’s exhaustive list of copyright exceptions

4.5. Safety nets for copyright exceptions against DRM systems

4.6. National exceptions after the InfoSoc Directive: a brief overview

4.7. Summary

5. Digital copyright law: general policy issues under the EC Treaty

5.1. Introduction

5.2. The failure of the InfoSoc Directive in the pursuit of market integration

5.3. The clash with Member States’ cultural policies

5.4. End-use licences and EU consumer contract law: a neglected intersection

5.5. Summary

PART III UNSETTLED ISSUES

6. Implications of sharing copyrighted works on the Internet

6.1. Introduction

6.2. End-user liability: the United States

6.3. End-user liability: the European Union

6.4. Peer-to-peer software providers’ liability: the United States

6.5. Peer-to-peer software providers’ liability: the European Union

6.6. Summary

7. Freedom of use vs. DRM Technology

7.1. Introduction

7.2. DRM technology under EU law

7.3. The European Commission’s view of DRM technology

7.4. Specific issues raised by DRM technology: Interoperability

7.5. Restriction of private copying

7.6. Restriction of transformative uses

7.7. Summary

PART IV WORKING SOLUTIONS IN THE EU COPYRIGHT SYSTEM

8. Copyright policy alternatives for preserving end-user freedom of expression and information

8.1. Addressing the conflict between copyright and freedom of expression

8.2. Restrictions on freedom of communication over peer-to-peer networks

8.3. EU copyright enforcement policy in respect of file-sharing

8.4. The adverse impact of current DRM technology on free uses

8.5. Summary

9. Conclusion: towards a better EU copyright law

9.1. Introduction

9.2. Creating a user rights infrastructure

9.3. Elements of a user rights management infrastructure

9.4. Re-adjusting the three-step test

9.5. Summary

APPENDIX

Appendix I - Digital Rights Management: The Technological Scenario

Appendix II - Examples of National Transposition of Article 6(4) of the Infosoc Directive

Appendix III - Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

Reference List

Index