This paper compares decisions of the CJEU and the Korean Supreme Court relating to the right of communication to the public in Copyright Law. Hyperlinking is fundamental to modern communication. The freedom to link should be ensured for the purpose of the fundamental freedoms because it helps to safeguard in the digital environment, in particular freedom of expression and information. Whereas the CJEU resolves the infringement of the right to communication to the public caused by posting the link introducing criteria of “new public,” the Korean Supreme Court denies such an infringement. A fair balance should be struck between the right of communication to the public and the freedom to link. However the Korean Supreme Court’s decisions have tended to become a counter weight inclining much more toward the freedom to link. Therefore, this paper proposes changes to such decisions.
목차
Abstracts I. Introduction II. The Legal Framework of EU 1. Statutory law 2. Case law III. The Legal Framework of Korea 1. Statutory Law 2. Case law IV. Comparison V. Conclusion
동국대학교 비교법문화연구원 [The Institute of Comparative Law and Legal Culture]
설립연도
2000
분야
사회과학>법학
소개
본 연구소에서는 세계 각국의 새로운 법률제도를 그때그때 입수하여 이를 소개하고 한국 실정에 접목가능성을 연구·분석한다. 아울러 본 연구소는 국내의 각종 학술단체, 연구소, 연구기관과의 교류를 증진함은 물론 외국대학의 연구소와 공동연구를 통해 외국의 법문화와 학풍을 소개함으로써 대외적인 학풍선양에도 기여하게 함을 목적으로 한다.