Fundamentals of Copyright Law

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  1. Copyright’s historical emergence and economic drivers
  2. Berne Convention scope: literary and artistic works
  3. Originality requirement for copyright protection
  4. Idea versus expression in copyright
  5. Official texts and legal exemptions across countries
  6. Automatic protection under Berne eligibility criteria
  7. National treatment and minimum standards of protection
  8. Communication to the public: act and new public
  9. Making available right for online access
  10. CJEU cases on hotels and dental background music
  11. Framing and embedding: consent versus technical restrictions
  12. Linking versus embedding definitions and effects

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1. What was the main economic driver behind the historical emergence of copyright?

2. What kinds of creations fall within the Berne Convention’s literary and artistic domain?

3. What does the originality requirement for copyright protection demand?

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Patronage system — definition?

Support arrangement where artists are paid by patrons.

Independent professional creator — role?

Earns income by selling copies after patronage declines.

Mass reproduction — significance?

Enables quick, cheap production of many copies.

Intangible property — meaning?

Legal control over non-physical creations like texts or songs.

Berne Convention 1886 — purpose?

Coordinates international copyright protection with shared minimum standards.

Copyright emergence — main driver?

Decline of patronage and rise of mass reproduction technologies.

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