U.S. Implementation of the “making available” right: Are we there yet?

The “making available” right, as articulated in the WIPO Copyright Treaty art. 8 (and the WPPT arts. 10 and 14), applies to the offering to the public of on-demand access to a work in the form of a stream or of a download.  The “umbrella solution” adopted at the 1996 Diplomatic Conference that yielded the […]

"REPORT and OPINION on the making available and communication to the public in the internet environment – focus on linking techniques on the Internet" Adopted Unanimously by The Executive Committee of ALAI

The exclusive right of “making available” under the WCT [WIPO Copyright Treaty] and the implementing EU legislation cover the offering to the public of a work for individualized streaming or downloading; in addition, where it takes place, the actual transmission of a work to members of the public also is covered, both irrespective of the […]