Copyright in Information Society Directive

Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

Preamble  

Chapter I - Objective and scope

Article 1 - Scope

Chapter II - Rights and exceptions

Article 2 - Reproduction right

Article 3 - Right of communication to the public of works and right of making available to the public other subject-matter

Article 4 - Distribution right

Article 5 - Exceptions and limitations

Chapter III - Protection of technological measures and rights-management information

Article 6 - Obligations as to technological measures

Article 7 - Obligations concerning rights-management information

Chapter IV - Common provisions

Article 8 - Sanctions and remedies

Article 9 - Continued application of other legal provisions

Article 10 - Application over time

Article 11 - Technical adaptations

Article 12 - Final provisions

Article 13 - Implementation

Article 14 - Entry into force

Article 15 - Addressees

Disclaimer

Text in force at 01-01-2020. The text can be verified at EUR-LEX. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.