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The Politics of Online Copyright Enforcement in the EU - Access and Control

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This book investigates recent policy initiatives dealing with the online enforcement of copyright in the European Union, providing unique insights into the current stalemate in the field. It is a timely contribution to the next steps of policy-making on copyright enforcement and Internet governance. The author brings to light tensions in how we encourage knowledge and cultural creation, and importantly how we regulate the Internet. In this study, online copyright enforcement is situated within the wider debate on Internet governance. Intermediary liability is a focal point. It provides an explanation of recent online copyright enforcement policy initiatives is based on an in-depth investigation of the ideas, interests, institutions and discourses involved in three EU level and two member state level initiatives. Seventy-two expert interviews complement the policy analysis conducted.

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2. The Internet Versus Copyright?-. 3. Creative Content Online: 2008 European Commission Consultation.-4. HADOPI: 2009 Graduated Response in France.- 5. E-Commerce Directive: 2010 European Commission Consultation.- 6. Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement: 2010-2012 European Parliament Discussions.- 7. Lessons Learned: Online Copyright Enforcement in the European Union.- 8. Conclusion. 

About the author

Trisha Meyer is Assistant Professor at Vesalius College, Belgium, and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for European Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Her research focuses on intellectual property rights and Internet governance in the European Union. 

Summary

This book investigates recent policy initiatives dealing with the online enforcement of copyright in the European Union, providing unique insights into the current stalemate in the field. It is a timely contribution to the next steps of policy-making on copyright enforcement and Internet governance. The author brings to light tensions in how we encourage knowledge and cultural creation, and importantly how we regulate the Internet. In this study, online copyright enforcement is situated within the wider debate on Internet governance. Intermediary liability is a focal point. It provides an explanation of recent online copyright enforcement policy initiatives is based on an in-depth investigation of the ideas, interests, institutions and discourses involved in three EU level and two member state level initiatives. Seventy-two expert interviews complement the policy analysis conducted.

Product details

Authors Trisha Meyer
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.01.2017
 
EAN 9783319509730
ISBN 978-3-31-950973-0
No. of pages 346
Dimensions 159 mm x 218 mm x 26 mm
Weight 603 g
Illustrations XXII, 346 p. 10 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Series Information Technology and Global Governance
Information Technology and Global Governance
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system

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