Melliou, Kallithea

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Exceptions and limitations to copyright for educational and information purposes

A study of the greek, european and international legal context

Fair use (Copyright)--Law and legislation

Intellectual property--Greece

Dissertations, Academic

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School of Economics, Business Administration and Legal Studies, MA in Art, Law and Economy

Melliou Kallithea, 2013, Exceptions and limitations to copyright for educational and information purposes : a study of the greek, european and international legal context, Master's Dissertation , International Hellenic University

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................ 1 Section I: General remarks .................................................................. 1 Section II: The ratio legis of the provisions on exceptions and limitations within copyright law instruments ..................................... 3 1. The ratio of exceptions and limitations to copyright in general ...... 3 2. The ratio of exceptions and limitations for educational and information purposes ........................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2: THE EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK: INTERNAL EXCEPTIONS TO COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ............. 6 Section I: Exceptions enshrined in international and regional instruments ........................................................................................... 6 1. Survey of the international copyright treaties ................................. 6 1.i The Berne Convention (1886) ......................................................... 6 1.ii The Rome Convention (1961) ........................................................ 8 1.iii The TRIPs Agreement (1994) ....................................................... 9 1.iv The WIPO-administered treaties .................................................. 9 a) The WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (1996) ................................................................... 9 b) Progress in facilitating access to copyrighted material by the visually impaired: the 2013 Marrakesh Treaty ................................. 10 2. The legal framework of the European Union: the Information Society Directive ................................................................................. 11 Section III: National copyright legislation and case law ................... 16 1. General remarks ............................................................................. 16 2. Quotations of extracts..................................................................... 17 2.i General remarks ............................................................................ 17 2.ii Application of the quotations exception for research purposes . 19 2.iii Application of the quotations exception for information purposes .............................................................................................. 20 3. Exceptions for educational purposes ............................................. 22 3.i Teaching ......................................................................................... 22 3.ii School books and anthologies ...................................................... 24 3.iii Public performance or presentation ........................................... 25 4. Exceptions for information purposes ............................................. 26 4.i General remarks ............................................................................ 26 4.ii Reproduction and communication to the public for information purposes .............................................................................................. 27 5. Exceptions for persons with disabilities ......................................... 30 CHAPTER 3: EXTERNAL EXCEPTIONS TO COPYRIGHT ARISING FROM HUMAN RIGHTS ................................................... 32 Section I: The interests of the community as a counterpart to the interests of the copyright and related rights owners ......................... 32 1. Clash of rights in public law instruments ...................................... 32 1.i General remarks ............................................................................ 32 1.ii The conflict between the right to information and copyright..... 33 2. The conflict between copyright and freedom of expression and information on constitutional level: the influence of the ECHR ...... 34 Section II: Possible future developments in copyright law in the light of the interest of the public ................................................................. 37 1. Flexibility in copyright exceptions on EU level ............................. 37 2. Other suggestions for balancing conflicting social needs in the technological era ................................................................................. 39 Concluding Remarks .............................................................................. 41 Bibliography ........................................................................................... 42 Case law .................................................................................................. 46

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