The Recasting of Copyright & Related Rights for the Knowledge Economy

= Citation ==

P. Bernt Hugenholtz e al., The Recasting of Copyright & Related Rights for the Knowledge Economy (abstract).

Overview
This study critically examines the "acquis communautaire" in the field of copyright and related (neighbouring) rights, focusing on the seven copyright specific directives, from the [1991 Software Directive to the 2001 Information Society Directive. It also deals with distinct issues that are on the agenda of the EU.

Having assessed the benefits and drawbacks of the fifteen years of harmonization of copyright, the authors conclude that the European legislator should exercise restraint in further harmonization efforts at least as long as a coherent vision of the role of copyright in the EU is lacking.