Provides a clarification on the substantive rules of European intermediary accessory liability in copyright and formulates harmonised European norms to govern this complicated topic. In step with the rapid progress to the centre of modern social, political, and economic life, the internet has proven...

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Main Author:	Angelopoulos, Christina ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands Wolters Kluwer [2017]
Series:	Information law series volume 39
Subjects:	Europäische Union Copyright infringement / European Union countries Internet service providers / European Union countries Torts / European Union countries Copyright infringement Internet service providers Torts Rechtsvergleich Haftpflicht Internet Urheberrechtsverletzung Provider Europe / European Union countries Europa Europäische Union. Mitgliedsstaaten
Summary:	Provides a clarification on the substantive rules of European intermediary accessory liability in copyright and formulates harmonised European norms to govern this complicated topic. In step with the rapid progress to the centre of modern social, political, and economic life, the internet has proven a convenient vehicle for the commission of unprecedented levels of copyright infringement. Given the formidable practical obstacles to the successful pursuit of actual perpetrators, it has become common for intermediaries providers of internet-related infrastructure and services to face liability as accessories. Despite advances in policy at the European level, the law in this area remains far from consistently applicable. This is the first book to take a law-based approach towards exploring a possible introduction of a substantive European intermediary liability
Physical Description:	xvi, 567 Seiten Diagramme 25 cm
ISBN:	9789041168351