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Two Books on European Copyright Law Catherine Seville, EU Intellectual Property Law and Policy (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2009), 431 pp., ISBN 978-1-84720-123-2 Estelle Derclaye (ed.), Research Handbook on the Future of EU Copyright (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2009), 643 pp., ISBN 978-1-84720-392-2 ALLARD RINGNALDA* 1. Copyright Law and Private Law Private law and copyright law at first glance appear to be two distinct fields of law. They are studied by different scholars and practised by specialized lawyers. They may share a strong European dimension, but again harmonization efforts in both fields seem hardly to be connected. This is odd. Not only can copyright law be identified as a specific area of private law, it is also strongly related to various elements of general private law. Copyrights are property rights that can be owned, transferred, inherited, and securitized. They are enforced largely (although not exclusively, as criminal law has a role to play as well) through private law measures. Their exploitation calls for contracts and, at times, may result in a tort. A large part of the assets of multinationals is made up of intellectual property (IP) rights (i.e., copyrights, patents, trademarks, designs, etc). Furthermore, legal dealings that involve copyrights
European Review of Private Law – Kluwer Law International
Published: Jan 2, 2009
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