A New Methodology for Assessing the Operation of Copyright Systems - Disruptive Competition Project

“The Finnish Foundation for Cultural Policy Research (Cupore), at the request of the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, has developed a methodology for assessing the operation of copyright and related rights systems.”

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“The methodology calls for description of regulations, policies, and other measures facilitating access for follow-on creation, “in particular various provisions in copyright law aimed at enhancing the robustness of the public domain.” (p. 122) These include the national copyright rules relating to scope of protection (including “effective implementation of the idea/expression dichotomy in copyright law, and required level of originality”), term of protection, and limitations allowing transformative uses and scientific research. They also include “arrangements supporting or promoting open licensing and the use of open access models.” (Id.)”