European Copyright

European Copyright and its Impact

The European Subcommittee of the International Relations Committee organized a panel discussion on the topic of "European Copyright and its Impact" at the American Library Association conference, which took place on June 26, 2011. Harald Müller's participation was financed by the Goethe-Institut New York and Olaf Eigenbrodt's by the Goethe-Institut Copenhagen. The American copyright expert Kevin L. Smith was also invited. Winston Tabb, Dean of University Libraries and Museums at The Johns Hopkins University, kindly agreed to act as a moderator.

Harald Müller: Copyright in Europe and its Impact

Copyright in Europe - that means as much as 27 national copyright laws within the European Union, none of which reflects the conditions of the internet, which allows to move digital documents without borders disregarding any copyright rules. More ...

Olaf Eigenbrodt: The Discussion of Copyright in Germany

Since the first attempt to harmonize copyright in Europe, the EU directive of 2001, Germany has undertaken several steps to adapt its copyright legislation to EU standards. More ...

Kevin Smith: International © Law and US Borders

The USA joined the Bern Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886) in the year 1988, and have since then taken several steps to adapt their copyright laws to the Convention.More ...

Weblog: Librarian in Residence

colourbox.com
Impressions, ideas and insights from the library scene in New York and beyond

Weblog: Current Writing

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about German literature in the USA

Libraries in Germany

Articles and Links on Selected Topics