EUCD update
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Update on the EUCD implementation:
* Being in Tallinn, I’ve learned (thanks to Peeter Marvet) that the Parliament transposed the EU-Copyright Directive into Estonian law on September 22, 2004. I haven’t yet seen an English translation, but will add it to the Berkman Center’s project website as soon as it becomes available.
* Recently, the ECJ declared that United Kingdom failed to fulfill its obligations under the EUCD, since the UK has not transposed the directive into the law applicable to Gibraltar within the required timeframe. See Judgment.
* Spain takes a new attempt to implement the EUCD.
* Update (5/01/05): Lithuania has finalized the implementation of the EUCD, according to an email by Professor Mindaugas Kiskis. Mindaugas explains: “Implementation of the EUCD in Lithuania is not based on single piece of legislation, both the Law on Copyright and Related Rights, and the Criminal Code contain relevant provisions. Let me explain that 5 March 2003 Law only finalized the implementation of the EUCD in Lithuania, which was effectively started by 20 April 2000 amendments of the Criminal Code. The latter amendments were part of Lithuania’s adherence to the WCT.” We will update our website. Thanks to Mindaugas, who has been directly involved in drafting Lithuanian copyright legislation, for clarification.
