Overview of relevant IPR legislation in relation to the objectives of Europeana
Author: Barbara Dierickx in collaboration with Rony Vissers (2009)This report is the result of a comparative study of the legislation concerning intellectual property rights in the different partner countries of the ATHENA project (Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israël, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom).
The report describes how the different national legislations concerning intellectual property relate to the European directives on this matter, which exceptions exist for the use of copyright protected material by cultural heritage institutions, and in what way intellectual property rights affect the aims and goals of Europeana.
Read D.6.1. Overview of relevant IPR legislation in relation to the objectives of Europeana here. Language: English.