Study on the Implementation and Effect in Member States\u27 Laws of Directive 2001/29/EC on the Harmonisation of Certain Aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society: Final Report

This study, commissioned by the European Commission, examines the application of Directive 2001/29/EC in the light of the development of the digital market. Its purpose is to consider how Member States have implemented the Directive into national law and to assist the Commission in evaluating whether the Directive, as currently formulated, remains the appropriate response to the continuing challenges faced by the stakeholders concerned, such as rights holders, commercial users, consumers, educational and scientific users. As set out in specifications of the study set out by the Commission, its aim is \u27to assess the role that the Directive has played in fostering the digital market for goods and services in the four years since its adoption\u27. The impact of the Directive on the development of digital (chiefly online) business models, therefore, will be the focal point of our enquiry throughout this study

Rettsvern mot omgåelse av DRM-teknologi : en trussel mot opphavsretten?

Da EUs Opphavsrettsdirektiv i 2005 ble implementert i norsk rett, forårsaket det noe så uvanlig som en allmenn samfunnsdebatt om opphavsrettslige spørsmål. Det som satt sinnene i kok var først og fremst innføringen av et generelt forbud mot omgåelse av tekniske beskyttelsessystemer (DRM) som kontrollerer tilgangen til og bruken av digitalt materiale. Denne artikkelen undersøker hvordan bruken og rettsbeskyttelsen av slik DRM-teknologi virker inn på opphavsretten og de hensyn den er ment å ivareta

Study on the Implementation and Effect in Member States\u27 Laws of Directive 2001/29/EC on the Harmonisation of Certain Aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society: Final Report

This study, commissioned by the European Commission, examines the application of Directive 2001/29/EC in the light of the development of the digital market. Its purpose is to consider how Member States have implemented the Directive into national law and to assist the Commission in evaluating whether the Directive, as currently formulated, remains the appropriate response to the continuing challenges faced by the stakeholders concerned, such as rights holders, commercial users, consumers, educational and scientific users. As set out in specifications of the study set out by the Commission, its aim is \u27to assess the role that the Directive has played in fostering the digital market for goods and services in the four years since its adoption\u27. The impact of the Directive on the development of digital (chiefly online) business models, therefore, will be the focal point of our enquiry throughout this study