Writers Get Boost as EU's Top Court Kills French Out-of-Print Books Law

摘要

Authors won a fight at the European Union's top court confirming they have the "exclusive right" to block their out-of-print books from being reproduced digitally (Sou-lier v. Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, E.C.J., No. C##8209;301/15, 11/16/16). EU nations can't pass laws that overrule the rights authors and heirs have under bloc-wide copyright law, the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) said in a decision in Luxembourg Nov. 16.