This book is an updated English language version of a highly regarded commentary published in German by Springer in 2001, covering all of the EU Directiveson copyright law and related rights, with article-by-article analysis of the provisions, as well as the relevant background of general EC law. The analysisof each article examines its antecedents in national laws, the negotiating history, the meaning and purpose of the wording, interpretive rulings by the European Court of Justice, and key issues relating to implentation of the regulations and rulings by the Member States, concentrating in particular on the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Hungary. The revised English edition takes into account the many significant developments which have taken place since theGerman edition was published, including the Software Directive, the Database Directive, the revised text of the Product Piracy Regulation, the Enforcement Directive and the review of the EC legal framework in the field of Copyright and Related Rights. This book is a must have text for practitioners and academics working in the areas of intellectual property law and policy-making as it offers for the first time in the English language, a clear and comprehensive analysis of European Copyright Law in the style of a commentary. Relevant Europe-wide, this book also has a global market given the importance of the EU in intellectual property circles around the world. INDICE: Part I: GENERAL PART. 1: Silke von Lewinski: Introduction. 2: Michel M Walter and Lutz Riede: Principle of Non-discrimination. 3: Felix Daum: Copyright, European Competition Law, and Free Movement of Goods and Services. 4:Michel M Walter: Fundamental Rights. Part II: DIRECTIVES ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS. 5: Walter Blocher and Michel M Walter: Computer Program Directive. 6: Silke von Lewinski: Rental and Lending Rights Directive. 7: Thomas Dreier: Satellite and Cable Directive. 8: Michel M Walter: Term Directive. 9: Silke von Lewinski: Database Directive. 10: Michel M Walter: Resale Right Directive.11: Silke von Lewinski and Michel M Walter: Information Society Directive. Part III: COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT. 12: Anke Schierholz: Collective Management in Europe-Practice and Legal Framework. Part IV: Enforcement of Rights. 13: MichelM Walter and Dominik Goebel: Enforcement Directive. 14: Michel M Walter: Product Piracy Regulation. 15: Michel M Walter: Access Control Directive. Part V: STATUS OF HARMONIZATION AND OUTLOOK. 16: Silke von Lewinski and Michel M Walter: Status of Harmonization and Outlook
- ISBN: 978-0-19-922732-7
- Editorial: Oxford University Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 1555
- Fecha Publicación: 30/03/2010
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- Idioma: Inglés