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Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

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2012

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Study On The Implementation And Effect In Member States' Laws Of Directive 2001/29/Ec On The Harmonisation Of Certain Aspects Of Copyright And Related Rights In The Information Society: Final Report, Lucie Guibault, Guido Westkamp, Thomas Rieber-Mohn Jan 2012

Study On The Implementation And Effect In Member States' Laws Of Directive 2001/29/Ec On The Harmonisation Of Certain Aspects Of Copyright And Related Rights In The Information Society: Final Report, Lucie Guibault, Guido Westkamp, Thomas Rieber-Mohn

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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 'to assess the role that the Directive has played …