Copyright and Information Society Directive 2001
The Copyright and Information Society Directive 2001 (2001/29) is a directive in European Union law that was enacted to implement the WIPO Copyright Treaty and to harmonise aspects of copyright law across Europe, such as copyright exceptions. The directive was first enacted in 2001 under the internal market provisions of the Treaty of Rome.
| European Union directive | |
| Title | Directive on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society |
|---|---|
| Made by | European Parliament & Council |
| Made under | Arts. 42, 55 & 95 |
| Journal reference | L167, 2001-06-22, p. 10 L6, 2002-01-10, p. 70 |
| History | |
| Date made | 2001-05-22; updated: 2019-03-28 |
| Came into force | 2001-06-22 |
| Implementation date | 2002-12-22 |
| Preparative texts | |
| Commission proposal | C108, 1998-04-07, p. 6 C180, 1999-06-25, p. 6 |
| EESC opinion | C407, 1998-12-28, p. 30 |
| EP opinion | C150, 1999-05-28, p. 171 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | 92/100/EEC, 93/98/EEC |
| Amended by | Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market |
| Current legislation | |
The draft directive was subject to unprecedented lobbying and was considered a success for Europe's copyright laws. The 2001 directive gave EU Member States significant freedom in certain aspects of transposition. Member States had until 22 December 2002 to transpose the directive into their national laws, although only Greece and Denmark met the deadline.
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