Is There a Room for Harmonisation of a Work Concept in EU Copyright Law? Some Thoughts About the CJEU’s Jurisprudence Cover Image

Czy jest miejsce na harmonizację pojęcia utworu? Parę słów o orzecznictwie Trybunału Sprawiedliwości Unii Europejskiej
Is There a Room for Harmonisation of a Work Concept in EU Copyright Law? Some Thoughts About the CJEU’s Jurisprudence

Author(s): Ewa Laskowska-Litak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Public Administration
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: copyright law; work; EU law; the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU)

Summary/Abstract: The above article presents considerations regarding notion of a work in copyright law, however – to limit the scope of the discussion – solely from the perspective of the EU law: in particular, against the background of the CJEU’s jurisprudence and planned amendments in copyright law, particularly on the basis of the Commision’s project on digital single market. The article includes, firstly, the discrepancies in interpretation of work within the legal systems of the EU Member States and the EU legal framework itself, secondly, it also researches for an answer to the question on the legal basis of harmonisation the work concept in copyright law. Thirdly, the author attempts to answer question what is the direction of future legislation of the EU legislator in regard to the work concept in copyright law.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 18 (2)
  • Page Range: 189-205
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish