| The cross-border exploitation
of copyrighted works or performances has increased dramatically
in recent years. This development is evident in respect of such
‘borderless’ media such as broadcasting and information services
provided online. However, more traditional sectors of the
information and entertainment industries, such as book
publishing and film production, are also undergoing a process of
rapid internationalisation, particularly within the European
Union. As a consequence, contractual relationships between
authors or performers on the one hand, and publishers,
broadcasters or producers on the other hand, are increasingly
taking on an international dimension. In view of the differences
that presently exist at the national level regarding the law
applicable to copyright contracts, this process of
internationalisation has, inevitably, prompted the question
whether some form of harmonisation at the European level is
called for. This is the central question of this study.
The study is
available in pdf format.
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