Mazziotti EU Digital Copyright Law and the End-User

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-75985-0
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 374 Seiten

This book draws on the contents of the Ph. D. dissertation I wrote and defended at the European University Institute (EUI) of Florence. At the beginning of my - search, I did not expect to write a book on the intersection between copyright law and digital technologies and, in particular, on the implications that digitisation presents for the interests of users of copyrighted works. At that time, I was neither an expert on new technologies nor an avid user who viewed the Internet as a “no copyright land” where anyone should download whatever content for free. Before graduating from the University of Perugia School of Law, I had established myself as a clarinet player who performed mostly chamber music and the symphonic r- ertoire. I had also worked extensively as a radio speaker, music critic and writer with the Italian public broadcaster RAI-Radio3. In performing all these mus- related activities, I developed a considerable interest for copyright issues and, when choosing my dissertation topic, I immediately opted for a work on copyright law that examined the economic rights of music performers under the Italian and the EU legal systems. I was very curious to see how and to what extent the law sought to protect the subtle, particular kind of creativity and originality embodied in musical performances. That was my first step towards writing a book on co- right law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mazziotti, Giuseppe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Acknowledgments;8
3;Table of contents;10
4;List of abbreviations;17
5;PART I COPYRIGHT AND DIGITISATION;19
5.1;1. Introduction;20
5.1.1;1.1. The research question;20
5.1.2;1.2. Terminology;21
5.1.3;1.3. The value of transformative and non-transformative uses in the copyright system;23
5.1.4;1.4. New kinds of transformative use;26
5.1.5;1.5. Non-transformative use;27
5.1.6;1.6. The structure of the book;29
5.2;2. The impact of digitisation on the desirability of copyright exceptions;31
5.2.1;2.1. An economics-based introduction to the book problem;31
5.2.2;2.2. Legal consequences;38
5.2.3;2.3. The legal framework: copyright exceptions under EU law;52
5.2.4;2.4. Summary;54
6;PART II EU DIGITAL COPYRIGHT LAW FROM THE END-USER PERSPECTIVE;56
6.1;3. Copyright harmonisation according to technological dictates;57
6.1.1;3.1. Introduction;57
6.1.2;3.2. Legal basis and objectives of copyright harmonisation in the EU;57
6.1.3;3.3. The re-definition of the copyright scope;66
6.1.4;3.4. Anti-circumvention law in defence of technological protection measures;83
6.1.5;3.5. Summary;90
6.2;4. The legal treatment of copyright exceptions under secondary EU law;91
6.2.1;4.1. Introduction: from vertical to horizontal exceptions;91
6.2.2;4.2. The introduction of the three-step test under EU law;94
6.2.3;4.3. The new requirement of legal access at the expense of lawful use;100
6.2.4;4.4. The InfoSoc Directive’s exhaustive list of copyright exceptions;103
6.2.5;4.5. Safety nets for copyright exceptions against DRM systems;108
6.2.6;4.6. National exceptions after the InfoSoc Directive: a brief overview;118
6.2.7;4.7. Summary;123
6.3;5. Digital copyright law: general policy issues under the EC Treaty;124
6.3.1;5.1. Introduction;124
6.3.2;5.2. The failure of the InfoSoc Directive in the pursuit of market integration;126
6.3.3;5.3. The clash with Member States’ cultural policies;131
6.3.4;5.4. End-use licences and EU consumer contract law: a neglected intersection;133
6.3.5;5.5. Summary;146
7;PART III UNSETTLED ISSUES;147
7.1;6. Implications of sharing copyrighted works on the Internet;148
7.1.1;6.1. Introduction;148
7.1.2;6.2. End-user liability: the United States;149
7.1.3;6.3. End-user liability: the European Union;154
7.1.4;6.4. Peer-to-peer software providers’ liability: the United States;163
7.1.5;6.5. Peer-to-peer software providers’ liability: the European Union;173
7.1.6;6.6. Summary;186
7.2;7. Freedom of use vs. DRM Technology;189
7.2.1;7.1. Introduction;189
7.2.2;7.2. DRM technology under EU law;190
7.2.3;7.3. The European Commission’s view of DRM technology;196
7.2.4;7.4. Specific issues raised by DRM technology: Interoperability;199
7.2.5;7.5. Restriction of private copying;210
7.2.6;7.6. Restriction of transformative uses;225
7.2.7;7.7. Summary;237
8;PART IV WORKING SOLUTIONS IN THE EU COPYRIGHT SYSTEM;240
8.1;8. Copyright policy alternatives for preserving end-user freedom of expression and information;241
8.1.1;8.1. Addressing the conflict between copyright and freedom of expression;241
8.1.2;8.2. Restrictions on freedom of communication over peer-to-peer networks;247
8.1.3;8.3. EU copyright enforcement policy in respect of file-sharing;253
8.1.4;8.4. The adverse impact of current DRM technology on free uses;284
8.1.5;8.5. Summary;290
8.2;9. Conclusion: towards a better EU copyright law;292
8.2.1;9.1. Introduction;292
8.2.2;9.2. Creating a user rights infrastructure;292
8.2.3;9.3. Elements of a user rights management infrastructure;299
8.2.4;9.4. Re-adjusting the three-step test;309
8.2.5;9.5. Summary;314
9;APPENDIX;317
9.1;Appendix I - Digital Rights Management: The Technological Scenario;318
9.2;Appendix II - Examples of National Transposition of Article 6(4) of the Infosoc Directive;330
9.3;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;338
10;Reference List;353
11;Index;371