The Politics of Online Copyright Enforcement in the EU: Access and Control (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783319845357)

This book investigates recent policy initiatives dealing with the online enforcement of copyright in the European Union, providing unique insights into the current stalemate in the field. It is a timely contribution to the next steps of policy-making on copyright enforcement and Internet governance. The author brings to light tensions in how we encourage knowledge and cultural creation, and importantly how we regulate the Internet. In this study, online copyright enforcement is situated within the wider debate on Internet governance. Intermediary liability is a focal point. It provides an explanation of recent online copyright enforcement policy initiatives is based on an in-depth investigation of the ideas, interests, institutions and discourses involved in three EU level and two member state level initiatives. Seventy-two expert interviews complement the policy analysis conducted.

Author: Trisha Meyer
ISBN-10: 3319845357
ISBN-13: 9783319845357
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2018
Pages: 346
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.77d