Waar het wringt: zoekmachines en hyperlinks als mededeling aan het publiek external link

AMI, vol. 2018, num: 3, pp: 103-109, 2018

Abstract

De recente jurisprudentie van het Hof van Justitie van de EU over de vraag of een hyperlink kwalificeert als mededeling aan het publiek, heeft al een hoop stof doen opwaaien. De gevolgen die deze uitspraken zouden kunnen hebben voor zoekmachines zijn tot op heden echter onderbelicht gebleven. Deze bijdrage bevat een analyse van de juridische positie van zoekmachines in het licht van de recente jurisprudentie.

Auteursrecht, frontpage, hyperlink, hyperlinking, mededeling aan het publiek, zoekmachines

Bibtex

Article{vanTil2018, title = {Waar het wringt: zoekmachines en hyperlinks als mededeling aan het publiek}, author = {Til, G. van}, url = {https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/artikel-Gijs-van-Til_AMI-2018-3.pdf}, year = {0619}, date = {2018-06-19}, journal = {AMI}, volume = {2018}, number = {3}, pages = {103-109}, abstract = {De recente jurisprudentie van het Hof van Justitie van de EU over de vraag of een hyperlink kwalificeert als mededeling aan het publiek, heeft al een hoop stof doen opwaaien. De gevolgen die deze uitspraken zouden kunnen hebben voor zoekmachines zijn tot op heden echter onderbelicht gebleven. Deze bijdrage bevat een analyse van de juridische positie van zoekmachines in het licht van de recente jurisprudentie.}, keywords = {Auteursrecht, frontpage, hyperlink, hyperlinking, mededeling aan het publiek, zoekmachines}, }

Untangling the Hyperlinking Web: In Search of the Online Right of Communication to the Public external link

Journal of World Intellectual Property (forthcoming), vol. 2018, pp: 1-36, 2018

Abstract

This article examines the online right of communication to the public under EUlaw and its interpretation by the Court of Justice of the EU. The focus of the analysis is on the controversial application of the right to hyperlinking, and its implications for the online activities of users and intermediaries. After outlining the international and EU legal framework on the right of communication to the public, the article advances a conceptual framework for the interpretation of the exclusive right in the online environment, which is both based on, and attempts to bring coherence to, the Court's complex case law. On this basis, the article then explores and critically assesses the main areas of legal uncertainty for the online application of the right and the normative considerations at stake—especially fundamental rights and the promotion of technological development—offering interpretative and legislative solutions for their resolution. The article argues for abandoning the legislative proposals for a new right for press publishers and the so-called value gap, as both are fundamentally flawed. Instead, reform should focus on redefining the right of communication to the public and preserving safe harbors, especially for hosting providers.

Copyright, EU law, frontpage, hyperlinking, intermediary liability, right of communication to the public

Bibtex

Article{Quintais2018c, title = {Untangling the Hyperlinking Web: In Search of the Online Right of Communication to the Public}, author = {Quintais, J.}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jwip.12107}, year = {0621}, date = {2018-06-21}, journal = {Journal of World Intellectual Property (forthcoming)}, volume = {2018}, pages = {1-36}, abstract = {This article examines the online right of communication to the public under EUlaw and its interpretation by the Court of Justice of the EU. The focus of the analysis is on the controversial application of the right to hyperlinking, and its implications for the online activities of users and intermediaries. After outlining the international and EU legal framework on the right of communication to the public, the article advances a conceptual framework for the interpretation of the exclusive right in the online environment, which is both based on, and attempts to bring coherence to, the Court\'s complex case law. On this basis, the article then explores and critically assesses the main areas of legal uncertainty for the online application of the right and the normative considerations at stake—especially fundamental rights and the promotion of technological development—offering interpretative and legislative solutions for their resolution. The article argues for abandoning the legislative proposals for a new right for press publishers and the so-called value gap, as both are fundamentally flawed. Instead, reform should focus on redefining the right of communication to the public and preserving safe harbors, especially for hosting providers.}, keywords = {Copyright, EU law, frontpage, hyperlinking, intermediary liability, right of communication to the public}, }

Communication to a New Public? Three reasons why EU copyright law can do without a ‘new public’ external link

Hugenholtz, P. & Velze, S.C. van
IIC (International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law), vol. 47, num: 7, pp: 797-816, 2016

Abstract

This article critically examines the 'new public' test in EU copyright law, which was developed by the CJEU interpreting the right of communication to the public in cases of retransmission and hyperlinking. As the authors seek to demonstrate, this test is flawed for at least three reasons: historical, conceptual and economic. EU copyright law can do well without a 'new public' test.

aggregation, Auteursrecht, Berne Convention, communication to the public, Copyright, frontpage, hyperlinking, new public

Bibtex

Article{Hugenholtz2016b, title = {Communication to a New Public? Three reasons why EU copyright law can do without a ‘new public’}, author = {Hugenholtz, P. and Velze, S.C. van}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40319-016-0512-7?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorAssignedToIssue}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s40319-016-0512-7}, year = {1118}, date = {2016-11-18}, journal = {IIC (International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law)}, volume = {47}, number = {7}, pages = {797-816}, abstract = {This article critically examines the \'new public\' test in EU copyright law, which was developed by the CJEU interpreting the right of communication to the public in cases of retransmission and hyperlinking. As the authors seek to demonstrate, this test is flawed for at least three reasons: historical, conceptual and economic. EU copyright law can do well without a \'new public\' test.}, keywords = {aggregation, Auteursrecht, Berne Convention, communication to the public, Copyright, frontpage, hyperlinking, new public}, }