Copyright, the freedom of expression and the right to information: Exploring a potential public interest exception to copyright in Europe

Sunimal Mendis

Copyright, the freedom of expression and the right to information: Exploring a potential public interest exception to copyright in Europe

Sunimal Mendis

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Abstract

This paper constitutes an exploration of the prevailing discord between the competing values of copyright and the freedom of expression and the right to information in Europe. It seeks to analyze the possibility of resolving this discord through the introduction of a public interest exception to the legal framework on copyright in the European Union. In the course of this analysis, it engages in a comparative survey of the developments taking place in the copyright law
systems of England, Germany and France vis a vis copyright, the
freedom of expression and the public interest. Throughout the analysis, reference is made to the fair-use exception in the US as a model for the introduction of a potential public interest exception to copyright in Europe and parallels are drawn between the approaches taken in the US and Europe with regard to copyright and the freedom of expression.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Germany
Publisher	Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
Number of pages	85
ISBN (Print)	978-3-8329-5849-7
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	MIPLC Studies
Publisher	Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
No.	8

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

freedom of expression
Right to Information
Public Interest Exception
fair-use
Three-Step-Test
Berne Convention
Copyright

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Copyright, the freedom of expression and the right to information: Exploring a potential public interest exception to copyright in Europe

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