Exceptions in EU Copyright Law: In Search of a Balance Between Flexibility and Legal Certainty
Intro -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Background and Problem Definition -- 1.1 COPYRIGHT EXCEPTIONS AND THEIR RATIONALES -- 1.2 INFOSOC DIRECTIVE: THE CENTREPIECE OF EU COPYRIGHT LAW -- 1.3 THE DEBATE ON THE INFOSOC FRAMEWORK OF EXCEPTIONS -- 2 Research Questions -- 3 Outline and Methodology -- 4 Excursus on Ontology: Is There Such a Thing as an EU Copyright Law? -- 4.1 THE LEGISLATIVE COPYRIGHT ACQUIS -- 4.2 THE ERA OF CJEU-MADE HARMONISATION -- 4.3 THE FUTURE OF COPYRIGHT HARMONISATION -- Chapter 1 The Rights of Reproduction and Communication to the Public in International and EU Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Right of Distribution (Exclusion) -- 3 The Right of Reproduction -- 3.1 THE RIGHT OF REPRODUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW -- 3.2 THE RIGHT OF REPRODUCTION IN THE EU ACQUIS -- 4 The Right of Communication to the Public -- 4.1 THE RIGHT OF COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC IN INTERNATIONAL LAW -- 4.2 THE RIGHT OF COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC IN THE EU ACQUIS -- 5 The (Broad) Interpretation of Rights in EU Law -- 6 Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Exceptions in International and EU Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Excursus on Terminology -- 2.1 PERMITTED USES AS EXCEPTIONS' (NOT LIMITATIONS') -- 2.2 PERMITTED USES AS PRIVILEGES' (NOT RIGHTS') -- 3 Exceptions -- 3.1 EXCEPTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW -- 3.2 EXCEPTIONS IN THE EU ACQUIS -- 3.2.1 Exceptions Pre-InfoSoc -- 3.2.2 Exceptions in InfoSoc -- 3.2.3 Exceptions Post-InfoSoc -- 3.3 THE (STRICT?) INTERPRETATION OF EXCEPTIONS IN EU LAW -- 4 The Three-Step Test -- 4.1 THE THREE-STEP TEST IN INTERNATIONAL LAW -- 4.2 THE THREE-STEP TEST IN THE EU ACQUIS -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Understanding Flexibility and Legal Certainty -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Flexibility.