Copyright and Free Speech: The Human Rights Perspective

• Authors: Buss Krisjanis
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The relationship between copyright and freedom of expression has long been debated. Unlike the legal discourse in other jurisdictions, most notably the United States, where it is assumed that free speech and copyright do not collide, in Europe both rights have separate legal effect and are considered to be of equal importance. As a result, when an individual refers to the human right of free speech to hold and impart copyright protected material, it triggers the collision between the two rights. This paper highlights and explores these relationships between copyright and freedom of expression in Europe, offering an in-depth analysis of the human rights scope of copyright and free speech, as well as examining the circumstances under which each conflicting right should prevail.

Keywords

EN

Copyright; freedom of expression; intellectual property; human rights; European Court of Human Rights

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Baltic Journal of Law & Politics
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 182-202

Dates

published

2015-12-01

received

2015-12-02

accepted

2015-12-31

online

2016-02-29

Contributors

author

Buss Krisjanis

• University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (Latvia), Washington University in St. Louis, School of Law (USA), Law Firm COBALT (Latvia)

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/bjlp-2015-0024