Les "mythes" du copyright - Publishers Association

COPYRIGHT AND THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET BUSTING THE MYTHS There are a lot of myths circulating which portray copyright as an obstacle to the digital single market. This briefing document debunks some of them. MYTH #1 Copyright needs to be modernised to achieve the digital single market Copyright is delivering a digital single market. The ability of publishers to simultaneously license works across the EU – and in many cases the world – derives from the current copyright framework. The development of digital services, be they in publishing, music, games or film, springs entirely from the provisions of the Information Society Directive. Current copyright ensures that creators are rewarded and the companies which invest in them are incentivised. At the same time it seeks to prevent people doing things with a creator’s work without their permission – such as copying it, selling it or making it available to others. The digital economy requires there to be transactions and copyright is the fundamental basis for the buying, selling and licensing of creative works. MYTH #2 Exceptions need to be harmonised so that rights don’t change at each border Fully harmonising exceptions so that the same rules are mandated across the EU will be hugely disruptive and would result in some creators being deprived of rights.