Eu Copyright Directive

This highly controversial . In its final form, it includes only very narrow exceptions to Anti-circumvention Measures and Exclusive Right s. As a result, it is generally regarded as a victory for copyright-owning interests (publishing, film, music and major software companies) over copyright users' interests (who, during the lobbying process, were primarily represented by librarians and not by Consumer Organization s).

Many important details are not specified in the Directive, and as a result, 's Legal Advisory Board Taskforce on Intellectual Property to state that the directive is ''"unimportant, and possibly invalid"'' {Link without Title} .

Due to escalating public awareness of the importance of copyright legislation, the process of implementation has not been entirely predictable.

Member states which have implemented the Directive to date:

Member states which have not (yet) implemented the Directive to date:

Czech Republic

France The DADVSI act ("''Droits d'auteur et droits voisins dans la société de l'information''" - " Rights Of The Author and other related rights in the information society") was supposed to implement the directive in France. However, two last-minute amendments on December 22, 2005, legalized the exchange, for private use, of copies on the internet, thus legalizing " Peer-to-peer " exchanges. The debates started again in March 2006 and those amendments were effectively repealed. ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Spain

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