Green Paper-Copyright in the Knowledge Economy
The Green Paper
Miscellaneous Resources
CALL FOR COMMENTS
The combined operation of broad exclusive rights with specific and limited exceptions highlights the question of whether the exhaustive list of exceptions under the Directive achieves "a fair balance of rights and interests between [...] the different categories of rightholders and users"44.
A forward looking analysis requires consideration of whether the balance provided by the Directive is still in line with the rapidly changing environment. Technologies and social and cultural practices are constantly challenging the balance achieved in the law, while new market players, such as search engines, seek to apply these changes to new business models. Such developments also have the potential to shift value between the different entities active in the online environment and affect the balance between those who own rights in digital content and those who provide technologies to navigate the Internet.
It is in these circumstances that the present Green Paper seeks all stakeholders' views as to the technological and legal developments described above. The questions submitted are of an
indicative nature only and stakeholders are free to submit comments on any other issues that are addressed or touched upon in this Green Paper. Answers and comments, which may cover all or only a limited number of the above issues, should reach the following address by 30 November 2008.
markt-d1@ec.europa.eu.
If stakeholders wish to submit confidential responses, they should indicate clearly which part of their submission is confidential and should not be published on the Commission's website. All other submissions, not clearly marked as confidential, may be published by the Commission.
