Communication to the public and copyright in the information society [articol]

Abstract

This article proposes an analysis of the definitions and the interpretations of the concept of communication to the public in the Romanian legislation and the European jurisprudence. In particular, it presents and analyzes the Preliminary Ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg on the interpretation of the Article 3, par. (1) of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society.