E-lending according to the ECJ: focus on functions and similar characteristics in VOB v Stichting Leenrecht
Abstract
This comment critically assesses the ECJ’s ruling in VOB v Stichting Leenrecht. It finds that the scope of the public lending right has always been a matter of interpretation, which used to be fairly traditional. In that light, the court’s current stance, allowing certain forms of e-lending with similar characteristics to conventional book lending, constitutes a broader, functional approach. [pre-print version]
Derogations; E-books; EU law; Libraries; Public Lending Right, european court of justice, frontpage
Bibtex
Article{Breemen2017b,
title = {E-lending according to the ECJ: focus on functions and similar characteristics in VOB v Stichting Leenrecht},
author = {Breemen, V.},
url = {https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/Case-Comment-VOB-v.-Stichting-Leenrecht-V.E.-Breemen-EIPR-April-17.pdf},
year = {0421},
date = {2017-04-21},
journal = {European Intellectual Property Review},
volume = {39},
number = {4},
pages = {249-253},
abstract = {This comment critically assesses the ECJ’s ruling in VOB v Stichting Leenrecht. It finds that the scope of the public lending right has always been a matter of interpretation, which used to be fairly traditional. In that light, the court’s current stance, allowing certain forms of e-lending with similar characteristics to conventional book lending, constitutes a broader, functional approach. [pre-print version]},
keywords = {Derogations; E-books; EU law; Libraries; Public Lending Right, european court of justice, frontpage},
}