The Great Copyright Robbery. Rights allocation in a digital environment
Abstract
In the shadows of the ‘copyright grab’ that is currently taking place at the European and international political level, a massive confiscation of authors' rights, possibly much more destructive to society, is taking place. Media concentration, media convergence and the lure of multimedia product development have inspired media companies all over the world to redraft their standard publishing or production contracts in such a way as to effectively strip the authors of their pecuniary rights entirely. Authors have a simple choice: sign away their rights or starve. This paper examines the allocation of rights between independent authors and producers from a mainly historical perspective, and proposes several author-protective strategies, including legislative measures.
Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendom
Bibtex
Presentation{nokey,
title = {The Great Copyright Robbery. Rights allocation in a digital environment},
author = {Hugenholtz, P.},
url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/thegreatcopyrightrobbery.pdf},
year = {0405},
date = {2000-04-05},
abstract = {In the shadows of the ‘copyright grab’ that is currently taking place at the European and international political level, a massive confiscation of authors' rights, possibly much more destructive to society, is taking place. Media concentration, media convergence and the lure of multimedia product development have inspired media companies all over the world to redraft their standard publishing or production contracts in such a way as to effectively strip the authors of their pecuniary rights entirely. Authors have a simple choice: sign away their rights or starve. This paper examines the allocation of rights between independent authors and producers from a mainly historical perspective, and proposes several author-protective strategies, including legislative measures.},
keywords = {Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendom},
}