At the top of the hierarchy of norms, international treaties regulate the global world. Intellectual property’s principles are defined by several treaties; in particular: Bern’s Convention, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and attached covenants, World Trade Organization.
To implement the essential requirements proclaimed by these treaties, the European Union has adopted several directives. The European Directives on Copyright 2001/29 & 2019/790 specify that authors own exclusive right to authorize or prohibit any communication to the public of their works.
The Supreme Court denied the certiorari petition of Google on June 29, 2015. Through this denial, it expressed its agreement with the District Court’s judgment.
We need a standard to register and share all creations. This is an immense potential for change.
