НОВИНЕ У КОНЦЕПТУ ОДГОВОРНОСТИ ПОСРЕДНИКА ЗА ПОВРЕДУ АУТОРСКОГ И СРОДНИХ ПРАВА НА ИНТЕРНЕТУ
NOVELTIES IN CONCEPT OF LIABILITY OF INTERMEDIARIES FOR COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS INFRINGEMENTS ON THE INTERNET

Summary/Abstract: In the era of domination of digital technology and modern communication networks, the Internet is the most common place for sharing and using content protected by copyright and related rights. Consequently, copyright infringements are most common in the digital environment, for which reason it is necessary to adjust the concept of protection of copyright and related rights to new circumstances. Access to content and its sharing are possible thanks to third parties, intermediaries, whose role can be essential in detecting and sanctioning copyright and related rights infringements on the Internet. The questions of contribution to the infringement and responsibility of internet intermediaries for the infringement may also be raised. Within the framework of the forthcoming reform of copyright in the European Union, a new regime has been proposed on the liability of Internet intermediaries for copyright infringement. The recent case law of the European Court of Justice is in favor of the proposed amendments, specifying the conditions and criteria under which Internet intermediaries infringe the copyright or, to be more specific, infringe the authorization of communication to the public. The paper analyzes the novelties in the regime of liability of Internet intermediaries for copyright and related rights infringements.

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