The European Commission should repeal extra rights for databases
Creative Commons » Commons News 2017-08-31
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In 1996 the European Union adopted the Database Directive, which aimed to harmonise the treatment of databases under copyright law and introduced the sui generis database right for non-original databases. Sui generis database rights are separate from copyright. They protect the “sweat of the brow” of the person who has made a substantial investment in obtaining, … Read More "The European Commission should repeal extra rights for databases"
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