eBooks, eLending and European Copyright Law: A KR21 Study

Arrangør: Knowledgerights21.org

This webinar will help you understand the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union as well as the extent to which eLending is lawful in national law.

This webinar with Dr. Konrad Gliściński (Centrum Cyfrowe, Jagiellonian University), author of a new study from Knowledge Rights 21 “e-Books and Secure Digital Lending in European Libraries – Comparative Analysis under National and International Law,” will discuss the state of copyright laws across Europe, and the extent to which, in the light of the 2016 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), eBook lending by libraries is possible.

On November 10, 2016, the CJEU issued a landmark ruling in the Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken (VOB) case. The ruling recognised that, on the basis of the Rental and Lending Directive, the concept of “lending” within the meaning of the Directive’s provisions covers the lending of digital copies of books (e-Books). As a consequence, lending carried out by libraries covers the lending of both paper books and their electronic versions.

In the light of this ruling, this groundbreaking study looks at the status of copyright laws across the European Union, the UK and beyond to establish the extent to which national laws facilitate eLending as envisaged by the CJEU. Furthermore, it explores the status of the ruling in the context of international law – the so-called three-step test.

Curious to know more? Whether you’re a librarian, a student, an academic or someone who barely knows anything about the topic, then join this webinar to learn how you can make a difference and contribute!