Copyright in the Age of Online Access: Alternative Compensation Systems in EU law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789041186676)

Features:

• Extensive treatment of restrictions on exclusive rights in EU copyright law.
• Comprehensive description of the rights and limitations applicable to the online activities of end-users under EU law.
• Thorough historic and normative examination of access and remuneration models for mass use of copyright works.
• Detailed analysis of the admissibility of legalising non-commercial online use of copyright works in EU law.
• Reform proposals for the regulation of non-commercial online use.

Benefits:

• Navigate the maze of rules that govern the online use of copyright works in EU law.
• Assess the legal status of the activities of Internet users, including areas of legal uncertainty.
• Understand the range of possible interpretations of rights and limitations in EU copyright law, and their implications.
• Gain awareness of legal alternatives to the exclusive right, based on models of access and remuneration, and how they can be implemented in EU law.