“A Digital Copyright for a Digital Society”

Conference The Future of Music Licensing

Vienna, 21 June 2013

Prof. P. Bernt Hugenholtz

Future of CopyrightMain Challenge

• Restore ‘law-norm gap’in copyright– Copyright infringement has become ‘normal’– Copyright perceived as (‘evil’ and ‘outdated’)

property right benefitting industry, not authors/artists

– Copyright seen as impediment for access to cultural heritage

• Reform copyright!

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Copyright ReformEasier said than done

• Berne Convention (1886)

• TRIPS Agreement (1994)

• WIPO Copyright Treaty (1996)

• Bilateral treaties (US/ABC, EU/XYZ)

• Eight EU Harmonization Directives

• EU Charter, 17.1: protect intellectual property

• National law and legal traditions

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Lisbon Council Copyright Reform Paper (2013)

• Make limitations and exceptions more flexible• Reduce terms of protection• Simplify online licensing across the EU• Recalibrate reproduction right• Simplify legal protection of DRM• Downsize the database right• Rebalance copyright enforcement remedies

Agenda for EU Copyright Reform(1)

•Make limitations and exceptions more harmonized and flexible

•Why: future requires flexible, uniform rules

•How: amend InfoSoc Directive•Mandatory L&E’s + semi-open norm

•Uneforceable rights remuneration rights

•Time frame: 2014-2015

Agenda for EU Copyright Reform(2)

•Reduce terms of protection

•Why: promote access to cultural heritage; excessive terms make no economic sense

•How: amend Term Directive

•Reduce terms from 70 to 50 years

•Time frame: 2014-2015

Agenda for EU Copyright Reform(3)

•Simplify online licensing across the EU

•Why: online content services require licenses for 27 (28) MS’s; inefficiencies

•How: amend InfoSoc Directive•Extend ‘satellite rule’, access to metadata, permit ECL

•Time frame: 2014-2015

Agenda for EU Copyright Reform(4)

•Recalibrate reproduction right

•Why: overbroad, overlaps with communication right, complicates clearance

•How: amend InfoSoc Directive•‘reproduction’ must have economic significance

•Time frame: 2014-2015

Agenda for EU Copyright Reform(5)

•Simplify legal protection of DRM

•Why: current regime very complicated, no compliance

•How: amend InfoSoc Directive•Link DRM protection to © infringement

•Time frame: 2014-2015

Agenda for EU Copyright Reform(6)

•Downsize the database right

•Why: database right unclear; information lock-up; economic incentive unproven

•How: amend Database Directive•Limit to commercial use, expand L&E’s

•Time frame: 2014-2015

Agenda for EU Copyright Reform(7)

•Rebalance copyright enforcement remedies

•Why: remedies not always proportionate, fundamental rights at peril, ‘trolls’

•How: amend Enforcement Directive•Harmonize injunctions against ISP’s, revise rule on attorney’s fees, troll behaviour unlawful

•Time frame: 2014-2015

Agenda for EU Copyright ReformLong term objective

•Unification of EU Copyright Law

•Why: territoriality of © will always remain structural impediment to Single Market

•How: ‘European Copyright Law’ (Regulation) to replace national laws

•Time frame: ???

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