The Politics of Online Copyright Enforcement in the EU. Access and Control

This book investigates recent policy initiatives dealing with the online enforcement of copyright in the European Union, providing unique insights into the current stalemate in the field. It is a timely contribution to the next steps of policy-making on copyright enforcement and Internet governance. The author brings to light tensions in how we encourage knowledge and cultural creation, and importantly how we regulate the Internet.

In this study, online copyright enforcement is situated within the wider debate on Internet governance. Intermediary liability is a focal point. It provides an explanation of recent online copyright enforcement policy initiatives is based on an in-depth investigation of the ideas, interests, institutions and discourses involved in three EU level and two member state level initiatives. Seventy-two expert interviews complement the policy analysis conducted.

+ Comprehensive: Compares the ideas, interests and arguments behind four EU policy initiatives
+ Innovative: Explores the politics of the European Union in a key policy area: Digital Agenda
+ Relevant: Examines policy developments in online copyright enforcement in light of the wider debate on Internet Governance
+ Ethically Motivated: Makes the case for safeguarding limited liability rules for Internet intermediaries