Introduction to the second edition

Abstract

Besides macro-events like the now completed departure of the UK from the EU and the adoption of the DSM Directive, between the first and the present edition very significant developments have also occurred in the case law of the CJEU. First of all, objectively seminal judgments have been issued, including having regard to copyright protection of works of applied art, liability of internet platform operators, contractual restrictions to linking, digital exhaustion under the InfoSoc Directive, application of the EU Charter to the copyright field, and legislative freedom of EU Member States, as well as the very validity of Article 17 of the DSM Directive. Furthermore, some of the standards of interpretation relied upon by the CJEU in its copyright case law have gained more or less prominence compared to the analysis included in the first edition of this book, with the result that the relationship between them also warranted some fresh considerations. The Introduction details the main changes occurred between the first and second edition of the book, as well as main objectives and structure of the book.