Article 22—Right of Revocation

Abstract

This chapter discusses Article 22 of Directive 2019/790, a European copyright directive in the Digital Single Market, which focuses on the right of revocation. It clarifies the right of the author or performer to revoke in whole or in part the licence or the transfer of rights where there is a lack of exploitation of that work or other protected subject matter. It also looks at specific provisions for the revocation mechanism in the national law that takes into account specificities of the different sectors and the different types of works and performances. The chapter cites the task of Member States to exclude works or other subject matter from the application of the revocation mechanism if such works or other subject matter usually contain contributions of a plurality of authors or performers. It explores the options of authors or performers to terminate the exclusivity of their contract instead of revoking the licence or transfer of the rights.