Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union

Eleonora Rosati is Full Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Stockholm University. She holds guest/visiting positions at several universities around Europe, is Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (Oxford University Press), and long-standing contributor to and editor of The IPKat. The author of several scholarly articles and books on IP issues, Professor Rosati regularly prepares technical briefings and expert opinions at the request of inter alia international organizations and EU institutions and agencies, as well as national governments, corporations, and professional bodies and organizations. She has received multiple accolades and prizes for her work in the IP field. Because of her professional standing, she is often featured in prominent media outlets, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, CNN, BBC, and Politico.

[A]nalyzing the case-law of the CJEU requires more than merely describing or systematizing it. Far more important - and I say this as a member of the Court itself - is to take a critical look at our body of case-law. For, particularly with regard to the challenges that new technologies pose to copyright law, the courts should always be prepared to refine or even modify their existing approach. In this respect, the book of Professor Rosati meets all expectations placed upon it. It is written competently and clearly, and where perhaps justified, it takes a critical yet sympathetic view of the case-law of the Court of Justice.