1st Edition

Publishers’ Rights and Copyright Law Safeguarding Access to Information and Media Pluralism

By Michalina Kowala Copyright 2025
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

This book assesses the related rights of press publishers in the context of access to information and media pluralism. Discussing Art. 15 of the Directive (EU) 2019/790 of 17 April 2019, the book looks to create balance between publishers’ rights and both the protection of freedom of expression and freedom of information. With the rise of AI and an increasing interest on internet users’ right... Read more

Introduction

 

1. Access to Information and Media Pluralism in the Technological, Economic and Legal Context – Introductory Remarks    

2. Related Rights to Press Publication in Light of the CDSM Directive and National Laws  

3. Exclusive Rights of Press Publishers in Light of the CDSM Directive and National Laws  

4. Press Publishers’ Rights in the context of Access to Information And Media Pluralism – Conclusions And Recommendations

 

Conclusion

 

Biography

Michalina Kowala, of the College of Europe in Bruges and of Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, defended her PhD thesis, written at the AMU of Poznań and Nantes University in 2024. Her doctoral research focused on the impact of press publishers’ related rights on access to information and media pluralism. She conducted her research as a visiting researcher at numerous research centres in Europe. Michalina gained professional experience working at the European Parliament in Brussels, at the Commissioner for Human Right Office in Warsaw and at the Polish Ministry of Economic Development and Technologies during the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU. Michalina shares her passion for music by giving solo violin concerts and participating in orchestras around Europe.