Copyright and Freedom of Expression in Europe

Abstract

Can the rising tide of copyright and related rights be stopped? Recent court decisions from Europe seem to suggest that freedom of expression and information, as guaranteed inter alia by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), may limit overbroad protection. Contains description of constitutional framework of copyright in Europe, introduction to Article 10 ECHR, overview of copyright v. free speech case law in Europe (focus on Germany, Netherlands and France), analysis of relevant ECHR case law, and conclusions.

Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendom

Bibtex

Other{nokey, title = {Copyright and Freedom of Expression in Europe}, author = {Hugenholtz, P.}, url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/PBH-Engelberg.pdf}, year = {0405}, date = {2000-04-05}, abstract = {Can the rising tide of copyright and related rights be stopped? Recent court decisions from Europe seem to suggest that freedom of expression and information, as guaranteed inter alia by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), may limit overbroad protection. Contains description of constitutional framework of copyright in Europe, introduction to Article 10 ECHR, overview of copyright v. free speech case law in Europe (focus on Germany, Netherlands and France), analysis of relevant ECHR case law, and conclusions.}, keywords = {Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendom}, }