Licensing Agreements and the Distribution of Copyrighted Works through the Internet

Branislav Hazucha

In: ADAMOVÁ, Z. (ed.) Nové technológie, internet a duševné vlastníctvo 3. Trnava: Typi Universitatis Tyrnaviensis, spoločné pracovisko Trnavskej univerzity v Trnave a VEDY, vydavateľstva Slovenskej akadémie vied, 2019, pp. 74-112. ISBN 978-80-568-0181-9.

Summary: The last few decades are characterized by the emergence of new ways for distributing copyrighted works. Contrary to the traditional distribution of copyrighted works which is based on tangible media, the new ways dematerialize distribution and employ digital communication networks. In addition, various contractual arrangements are used by copyright holders in order to strengthen their control over the uses of copyrighted works by consumers. These changes in distribution of copyrighted works question the foundations, upon which its traditional ways have been based, and especially the future of so-called secondary markets with copyrighted works in the digital virtual environment. This Paper thus examines the current law and case law concerning the relationship between licensing agreements and exhaustion of rights. It also analyses the views of concerned stakeholders and scholars on the role of the exhaustion of rights in the digital environment. Furthermore, the consumers’ attitudes towards contractual limitations on their possibility to resell legally acquired copies of copyrighted works on secondary markets are scrutinized.

URL: http://ntidv.iuridica.truni.sk/archive/ntidv-3/NTIDV-3-Hazucha-Branislav.pdf

Bibliographic Citation

HAZUCHA, B. Licenčné zmluvy a distribúcia autorských diel cez internet. In: ADAMOVÁ, Z. (ed.) Nové technológie, internet a duševné vlastníctvo 3. Trnava: Typi Universitatis Tyrnaviensis, spoločné pracovisko Trnavskej univerzity v Trnave a VEDY, vydavateľstva Slovenskej akadémie vied, 2019, pp. 74-112. ISBN 978-80-568-0181-9.