The configuration of supranational rules to valuate the rights of communication to te public of audio-visual works and records

Authors

  • Carlos J. Moreiro González

Keywords:

Intellectual property, rights of communication to the public, methods of direct valuation of intellectual property, retribution of copyrights, maximum level of protection of copyrights

Abstract

The evolution of the Case-law of the Court of Justice and the secondary legislation of the European Union are creating a legal framework in which to build rules to assess the rights of communication to the public of audio-visual works. Bearing in mind the lack of specific provisions on the matter, the legal actors may apply the direct methods for estimating the economic value of the rights of communication to the public, based on such rules. This is a common practice in some western states, which reinforces its possibility to be an applicable regime in the European Union.