Directive of the European parliament on copyright in the digital single market

Ovim radom nastoji se razraditi podruĉje zakonskog ureĊenja autorskih prava, poĉevši od prvih zakona do posljednjeg takvog – Direktivi o autorskim pravima na jedinstvenom digitalnom trţištu. Autorska prava oduvijek su bila zakonski „nejasno“ podruĉje, no digitalizacija i suvremene tehnologije dovele su do dodatnih komplikacija. Autorska djela i intelektualno vlasništvo iskorištavana su od strane pojedinaca i velikih platformi, bez pravedne naknade za autore i nositelje autorskih prava. Upravo zato, pojavila se potreba za prijedlogom navedene Direktive, koja je u Europskom Parlamentu izglasana u oţujku ove godine. Na samom poĉetku rada razjašnjeno je što su uopće autorska prava, tko su nositelji, postoji li mogućnost prijenosa prava itd. Autorska prava prikazana su od prošlih do suvremenih vremena, te su ukratko pojašnjeni najznaĉajniji zakoni, ugovori i konvencije na meĊunarodnoj razini. Prijedlogu Direktive prethodila je Komunikacija Komisije „Ususret modernom europskom okviru za autorska prava“, koja je u radu detaljno objašnjena. Naglasak rada jest dakako na Direktivi, detaljno su razraĊeni ciljevi i svrha Direktive, kao i glavne nejasnoće vezane uz nju. Na samome kraju rada prikazano je usvajanje Direktive, te razliĉiti naĉini izvještavanja koji su kreirali javno mnijenje.This paper seeks to elaborate the area of copyright law, starting from the first laws to the last - Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market. Copyright has always been a legal "ambiguous" area, but digitalization and modern technology have led to additional complications. Author's work and intellectual property are exploited by individuals and large platforms without the right reimbursement for authors and copyright holders. That is why the need for a proposal for this directive has been raised, and it was adopted this March in the European Parliament. At the very beginning of this graduate thesis, it is clarified what copyright is, who are the right holders, is there a right to transfer rights, etc. Copyright is presented from the past to the contemporary times. After that, the most significant laws, agreements and conventions which are internationally clarified are briefly presented. The proposal of the Directive was preceded by Commission Communication "Towards a Modern European Copyright Framework", which is explained in detail in the paper. The emphasis of work is, of course, the Directive, the objectives and purpose of the Directive have been elaborated in detail, as well as the main ambiguities related to it. At the very end of the paper, the adoption of the Directive has been presented, as well as various ways of reporting that have created public opinion