Article 16—Claims to Fair Compensation

Abstract

This chapter talks about claims to fair compensation covered in Article 16 of the European copyright directive, Directive 2019/790. It explains the transfer of a licensed right from a publisher, which constitutes a sufficient legal basis for the publisher to be entitled to a share of the compensation for the use of the work. It also describes publishers, including those of press publications, books or scientific publications and music publications, that operate on the basis of the transfer of authors' rights by means of contractual agreements or statutory provisions. The chapter highlights how publishers make an investment with a view to the exploitation of the works contained in their publications and be deprived of revenues where works are used under exceptions or limitations, such as those for private copying and reprography. It cites several Member States wherein the compensation for uses under exceptions or limitations is shared between authors and publishers.