ABSTRACT
Council directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs L122/ 42 [implemented in the UK by SI 1992/3233]
Council directive 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights relating to copyright in the field of intellectual property OJ 1992 L346/61 [implemented in the UK by SI 1996/2967]
Council directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights OJ 1993 L290/9 [implemented in the UK by SI 1995/3297]
Council directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases OJ 1996 L77/20 27 March 1996 [implemented in the UK by SI 1997/ 3032]
Proposals
Green paper on copyright and the challenge of technology COM(88) 172 final
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, to the
Economic and Social Committee and to the Committee of the Regions, Europe’s way to the information society: an action plan (COM(94) 347 final)
Green paper on copyright and related rights in the information society COM(95) 382 final 19 July 1995
Proposal for a Council Decision approving the Council of Europe Convention relating to copyright and neighbouring rights in the framework of transborder broadcasting by satellite COM(96)6 OJ 1996 C164/3
Follow-up to the green paper on copyright and related rights in the information society. 21 November 1996. COM(96) 568 final
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the Information Society. Proposal adopted by Commission 10 December 1997. COM(97) 628 final OJ 1998 C108/ 6 21 January 1998
Proposal for a council decision on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty COM(1998) 249 final OJ C165/ 8 27 April 1998
Amended proposal for a European parliament and council directive on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. COM(1999) 250 final, 21st May 1999
Press Releases
IP/95/798 Green paper on copyright and related rights in the information society
IP/96/1042 Communication on copyright and related rights in the information society
IP/96/171 Legal protection of databases directive adopted
IP/97/1100 Proposal for a directive on copyright and related rights in the information society
Memo/97/108 Background to the proposal for directive on copyright and related rights in the information society
IP/99/377 Amended proposal for directive on copyright and related rights in the information society
Other items
Europe and the global information society: Recommendations of the high-level group on the information society to the Corfu European Council, (known as the Bangemann report). Bulletin of the European Union Supplement 2/94 pp6-39.
