Description

The 2019 Digital Single Market Directive has forced Member States to modify the core of their copyright contracting legislation, and technological and societal developments have produced unprecedented issues in this respect.

This book takes stock and combines the outcomes of two lines of research:

Part I. Implementation of the Contract Provisions in the DSM Directive

- Implementation in Belgium

- Implementation in the Netherlands

- Implementation in Germany

- Implementation in France

- A British point of view

Authors: Alain Strowel, Solène Festor de Suremain, Dirk J.G. Visser, Patrick Zurth, Séverine Dusollier, Léo Pascault, Paul Torremans and Alina Trapova.

Part II. Copyright Contracting in the Digital Context

- What is Normal Use that Consumers Can Reasonably Expect? Data law and copyright as yardsticks to interpret the conformity requirements in the Digital Content Directive and the unfulfilled potential of lawful use exceptions

- The Ambiguity of Purchasing Digital Music in the Streaming Era: EU Digital Consumer Contract Law to Limited Avail?

- AI as a Vehicle for Creativity in Video Games: Any Room for Flexibility via Contracts? A case study on AI Dungeon

- Copyright Contracts at the Frontiers: A Closer Consideration from a Conflict of Laws Perspective

Authors: Simon Geiregat, Liliia Oprysk, Alina Trapova, Jozefien Vanherpe.