Table of Contents

Contents: Preface by the editors Foreword by Joerg Reinbothe Part I 1. The WIPO Treaties Brigitte Lindner Part II 2. Directive 2001/29/EC on copyright in the information society Ted Shapiro Part III Implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC in the Member States of the European Union 3. Austria Florian Philapitsch 4. Belgium Benoit Michaux 5. Bulgaria Velizar Sokolov 6. Croatia Romana Matanovac Vuckovic 7. Cyprus Achilleas Demetriades and Nicoletta Epaminonda 8. Czech Republic Veronika Krizova, Martin Valousek and Gabriela Kadlecova 9. Denmark Peter Schonning 10. Estonia Viive Naslund 11. Finland Kristiina Harenko 12. France Pascal Kamina 13. Germany Martin Schaefer and Brigitte Lindner 14. Greece Evangelia Vagena 15. Hungary Mihaly Ficsor 16. Ireland Linda Scales 17. Italy Stefania Ercolani 18. Latvia Janis Bordans and Ingrida Veiksa 19. Lithuania Edita Ivanauskiene 20. Luxembourg Katia Manhaeve and Thierry Schiltz 21. Malta Paul Micallef Grimaud and Sarah Louise Azzopardi 22. Netherlands Antoon Quaedvlieg 23. Poland Wojciech Z. Dziomdziora 24. Portugal Patricia Akester 25. Romania Maria Voican 26. Slovak Republic Slavomir Olsovsky and Jakub Jost 27. Slovenia Miha Trampuz 28. Spain Marta Garcia Leon 29. Sweden Peter Adamsson 30. United Kingdom Tanya Aplin Bibliography Index

About the Author

Edited by Brigitte Lindner, Rechtsanwaltin, Member of the Bar of Berlin, Germany, Registered European Lawyer, Lincoln's Inn, London, UK and Ted Shapiro, Member of the Massachusetts and Brussels Bar, Solicitor, England and Wales, Wiggin LLP, Brussels, Belgium

Reviews

`This book is undoubtedly an essential tool for students, in-house counsel, advisers, litigators and IP scholars alike, offering an extensive basis of content presented with an holistic approach and an exhaustive list of relevant case law (of European and Member States Court) essential for practice, study and research.' -- Cecilia Sbrolli, IPKat
`The second edition of this important and thorough book has grown by more than 25 percent to include updates of the relevant international and EU norms and developments, and in particular the interpretation by the Court of Justice of the EU, as well as national law reports by 28 authors from the respective member states. Containing in-depth and critical analyses, excellently written, this book offers a refreshing and rewarding experience!' -- Silke von Lewinski, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany