Comment of the European Copyright Society on the Implementation of the Extended Collective Licensing Rules (Arts. 8 and 12) of the Directive (EU) 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

18 Pages Posted: 13 Jul 2020

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Thomas Riis

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Law

Ole Andreas Rognstad

University of Oslo

Valérie Laure Benabou

UVSQ-Paris Saclay

Lionel A. F. Bently

University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

Estelle Derclaye

University of Nottingham, School of Law

Thomas Dreier

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Severine Dusollier

SciencesPo

Christophe Geiger

Luiss Guido Carli University

Jonathan Griffiths

Queen Mary University of London, School of Law

Reto Hilty

Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition; University of Zurich; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)

P. Bernt Hugenholtz

University of Amsterdam, Institute for Information Law (IViR)

Marie-Christine Janssens

Leuven University (KU Leuven); KU Leuven - Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP)

Martin Kretschmer

University of Glasgow - School of Law

Axel Metzger

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Juristische Fakultät

Alexander Peukert

Goethe University Frankfurt - Faculty of Law

Martin Senftleben

Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam; University of Amsterdam

Alain M. Strowel

UCLouvain

Tatiana Synodinou

University of Cyprus

Raquel Xalabarder

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)

Date Written: June 11, 2020

Abstract

Articles 8 and 12 of the DSM Directive provide the first explicit legal basis for extended collective licences (ECL) in the EU copyright acquis. Article 8 is a mandatory rule on the use of out-of-commerce works and other subject matter by cultural heritage institutions, whereas Article 12 is an optional rule that applies to all kinds of works or other subject matter and all forms of use. Article 12 harmonizes national rules on ECLs and leaves some, but limited, freedom to the Member States. The comment of European Copyright Society examines the possibilities that Articles 8 and 12 provide for adopting national rules on extended collective licences and addresses a number of core aspects of Articles 8 and 12 that may play an important role in the national implementation process.

Keywords: EU Copyright Law, Extended Collective Licensing, Digital Single Market, Copyright Management Organisation, Out-of-Commerce Works

Suggested Citation

Riis, Thomas and Rognstad, Ole Andreas and Benabou, Valérie Laure and Bently, Lionel A. F. and Derclaye, Estelle and Dreier, Thomas and Dusollier, Severine and Geiger, Christophe and Griffiths, Jonathan and Hilty, Reto and Hugenholtz, P. Bernt and Janssens, Marie-Christine and Kretschmer, Martin and Metzger, Axel and Peukert, Alexander and Senftleben, Martin and Strowel, Alain M. and Synodinou, Tatiana and Xalabarder, Raquel, Comment of the European Copyright Society on the Implementation of the Extended Collective Licensing Rules (Arts. 8 and 12) of the Directive (EU) 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (June 11, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3631082 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3631082

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Goethe University Frankfurt - Faculty of Law ( email )

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