@article{25576,
      recid = {25576},
      author = {van Eechoud, Mireille.,},
      title = {Harmonizing European Copyright Law : the Challenges of  Better Lawmaking.},
      pages = {xviii, 374 pages :},
      note = {At head of title: Kluwer Law International.},
      abstract = {This book is about the harmonization of the law of  copyright and related rights in the European Union. It  reviews and critically assesses the norms of the  harmonization directives in this field, identifies  inconsistencies and deficiencies, and generally assesses  the quality of the acquis communautaire. As the subtitle of  this book suggests, good lawmaking at the European level is  indeed a challenge, particularly in the increasingly  politicized field of copyright and related rights. The  renewed Lisbon agenda aims at fostering economic  prosperity, jobs, and growth, in particular by boosting the  knowledge-based economy and by enhancing the quality of  Community regulation (‘better regulation’). Clearly, a  consistent and transparent legislative framework for  copyright and related rights in the information society  that fosters growth of the knowledge-based economy in the  European Union is a crucial element in any strategy leading  towards that goal. At present seven European Community  directives in the field of copyright and related rights are  in place. The first, on computer programs, was adopted as  early as 1991, while the most recent ones, dealing with  copyright and related rights and artists’ resale rights  date from 2001. Whereas most of these directives have been  reviewed by the European Commission, as required by  specific review clauses in the directives themselves, an  integral review of all directives taken together has never  taken place. There are several good reasons to do so now.  In the first place, except for the Information Society  Directive, most directives have been designed to harmonize  only distinct aspects of copyright or related rights law,  without dealing with copyright or related rights across the  board. Because each directive has experienced its own  legislative history, and was adopted in a different era,  this has inevitably led to fragmented and sometimes  inconsistent solutions. In some cases, directives have been  amended and updated by later ones, but in most cases the  existing acquis was left untouched.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/25576},
}