direct ec european parliament council march legal protect databas european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur laid articl treati databas present suffici protect member state exist legisl protect exist attribut differ legal protect databas offer legisl member state direct neg effect function intern market databas freedom natur legal person provid line databas good servic basi harmon legal arrang commun differ pronounc member state introduc legisl field take increasingli intern dimens exist differ distort function intern market remov prevent aris differ advers affect function intern market develop inform market commun remov prevent aris copyright protect databas exist vari form member state legisl case law differ legisl scope condit protect remain member state unharmon intellectu properti right effect prevent free movement good servic commun copyright remain form exclus author creat databas absenc harmon system unfair competit legisl case law measur requir addit prevent unauthor extract util content databas make databas requir invest consider human technic financi resourc databas copi access fraction cost need design independ unauthor extract util content databas constitut act econom technic consequ databas vital tool develop inform market commun tool field exponenti growth commun worldwid amount inform gener process annual sector commerc industri call invest member state advanc inform process system present great imbal level invest databas sector member state commun world largest databas produc countri invest modern inform storag process system place commun stabl uniform legal protect regim introduc protect right maker databas direct protect collect call compil work data materi arrang store access mean includ electron electromagnet electro optic process analog process protect direct extend cover electron databas criteria determin databas protect copyright defin fact select arrang content databas author intellectu creation protect cover structur databas criterion origin sens author intellectu creation appli determin elig databas copyright protect aesthet qualit criteria appli term databas understood includ literari artist music collect work collect materi text sound imag number fact data cover collect independ work data materi systemat method arrang individu access mean record audiovisu cinematograph literari music work fall scope direct direct prejudic freedom author decid manner work includ databas author exclus protect databas sui generi prejudic exist right content author holder relat permit work subject matter includ databas pursuant exclus agreement parti make work subject matter subject requir consent author holder relat sui generi maker databas invok prevent condit work subject matter extract databas util basi thereof rule compil record music perform cd scope direct compil meet condit copyright protect repres substanti invest elig sui generi protect direct appli materi oper consult databas thesauru index system protect provid direct relat databas work data materi arrang systemat method materi physic store organ manner electron databas mean direct includ devic cd rom cd term databas extend comput program make oper databas protect council direct eec legal protect comput program rental lend databas field copyright relat right govern exclus council direct eec novemb rental lend right relat copyright field intellectu properti term copyright govern council direct eec octob harmon term protect copyright relat right work protect copyright subject matter protect relat right incorpor databas remain protect respect exclus right incorpor extract databas permiss righthold successor titl copyright work relat right subject matter incorpor databas affect exist separ select arrang work subject matter databas moral right natur person creat databas belong author exercis legisl member state provis bern convent protect literari artist work moral right remain scope direct arrang applic databas creat employe left discret member state direct prevent member state stipul legisl databas creat employe execut duti instruct employ employ exclus entitl exercis econom right databas creat provid contract author exclus right includ determin work exploit control distribut work unauthor person copyright protect databas includ make databas mean distribut copi member state requir ensur nation provis materi equival case act subject restrict provid direct question exhaust distribut aris case line databas field provis servic appli regard materi copi databas made user servic consent righthold unlik cd rom cd intellectu properti incorpor materi medium item good line servic fact act subject author copyright righthold chosen make copi databas user line servic mean distribut law user access databas purpos set agreement righthold access necessit perform restrict act list drawn except restrict act take account fact copyright cover direct appli select arrang content databas member state option provid except case option exercis accord bern convent extent except relat structur databas distinct drawn except privat except reproduct privat purpos concern provis nation legisl member state levi blank media record equip term scientif research mean direct cover natur scienc human scienc articl bern convent affect direct increas digit record technolog expos databas maker risk content databas copi rearrang electron author produc databas ident content infring copyright arrang databas addit aim protect copyright origin select arrang content databas direct seek safeguard posit maker databas misappropri result financi profession invest made obtain collect content protect substanti part databas act user competitor object sui generi ensur protect invest obtain verifi present content databas limit durat invest consist deploy financi resourc expend time effort energi object sui generi give maker databas option prevent unauthor extract util substanti part content databas maker databas person take initi risk invest exclud subcontractor definit maker special prevent unauthor extract util relat act user legitim right harm invest prohibit extract util substanti part content relat manufactur parasit compet product user act signific detriment evalu qualit quantit invest case line transmiss prohibit util exhaust databas materi copi databas part thereof made addresse transmiss consent righthold screen displai content databas necessit perman temporari transfer substanti part content medium act subject author righthold prevent unauthor extract util constitut extens copyright protect mere fact data exist prevent unauthor extract util substanti part work data materi databas give rise creation work data materi interest competit supplier inform product servic protect sui generi afford facilit abus domin posit creation distribut product servic intellectu documentari technic econom commerci ad provis direct prejudic applic commun nation competit rule object direct afford uniform level protect databas mean secur remuner maker databas aim direct ec european parliament council octob protect individu regard process person data free movement data guarante free circul person data basi harmon rule design protect fundament right notabl privaci recogn articl european convent protect human right fundament freedom provis direct prejudic data protect legisl notwithstand prevent extract util substanti part databas laid maker databas righthold prevent law user databas extract util insubstanti part user unreason prejudic legitim interest holder sui generi holder copyright relat respect work subject matter contain databas member state option provid except prevent unauthor extract util substanti part content databas case extract privat purpos purpos illustr teach scientif research extract util carri interest public secur purpos administr judici procedur oper prejudic exclus right maker exploit databas purpos commerci member state avail option permit law user databas extract substanti part content purpos illustr teach scientif research limit permiss categori teach scientif research institut member state specif rule provid compar sui generi provid direct permit retain concern except tradition rule burden proof date complet make databas li maker databas burden proof criteria exist conclud substanti modif content databas regard substanti invest li maker databas result invest substanti invest involv term protect includ substanti verif content databas prevent unauthor extract util respect databas appli databas maker nation habitu resid countri produc legal person establish member state mean treati countri offer compar protect databas produc nation member state person habitu resid territori commun addit remedi provid legisl member state infring copyright right member state provid remedi unauthor extract util content databas addit protect direct structur databas copyright content unauthor extract util sui generi legal provis member state relev suppli databas good servic continu appli direct prejudic applic databas compos audiovisu work rule recogn member state legisl broadcast audiovisu programm member state protect copyright arrang databas meet criteria elig copyright protect laid direct databas concern elig protect laid direct prevent unauthor extract util content term protect consider shorter enjoi nation arrang forc harmon criteria determin databas protect copyright effect reduc term protect enjoi righthold concern derog laid effect effect derog confin territori member state concern adopt direct chapter scope articl scope direct concern legal protect databas form purpos direct databas collect independ work data materi arrang systemat method individu access electron mean protect direct appli comput program make oper databas access electron mean articl limit scope direct appli prejudic commun provis relat legal protect comput program rental lend right relat copyright field intellectu properti term protect copyright relat right chapter ii copyright articl object protect accord direct databas reason select arrang content constitut author intellectu creation protect copyright criteria appli determin elig protect copyright protect databas provid direct extend content prejudic right subsist content articl databas authorship author databas natur person group natur person creat base legisl member state permit legal person design righthold legisl collect work recogn legisl member state econom right own person hold copyright respect databas creat group natur person jointli exclus right own jointli articl restrict act respect express databas protect copyright author databas exclus carri author temporari perman reproduct mean form part translat adapt arrang alter form distribut public databas copi thereof sale commun copi databas righthold consent exhaust control resal copi commun commun displai perform public reproduct distribut commun displai perform public result act refer articl except restrict act perform law user databas copi thereof act list articl purpos access content databas normal content law user requir author author databas law user author part databas provis appli part member state option provid limit right set articl case case reproduct privat purpos electron databas sole purpos illustr teach scientif research long sourc extent justifi commerci purpos achiev purpos public secur purpos administr judici procedur except copyright tradition author nation law involv prejudic point accord bern convent protect literari artist work articl interpret applic manner unreason prejudic righthold legitim interest conflict normal exploit databas chapter iii sui generi articl object protect member state provid maker databas show qualit quantit substanti invest obtain verif present content prevent extract util substanti part evalu qualit quantit content databas purpos chapter extract perman temporari transfer substanti part content databas medium mean form util form make public substanti part content databas distribut copi rent line form transmiss sale copi databas commun righthold consent exhaust control resal copi commun public lend act extract util refer paragraph transfer assign grant contractu licenc provid paragraph appli irrespect elig databas protect copyright right appli irrespect elig content databas protect copyright right protect databas provid paragraph prejudic right exist respect content repeat systemat extract util insubstanti part content databas impli act conflict normal exploit databas unreason prejudic legitim interest maker databas permit articl right oblig law user maker databas made public manner prevent law user databas extract util insubstanti part content evalu qualit quantit purpos whatsoev law user author extract util part databas paragraph appli part law user databas made public manner perform act conflict normal exploit databas unreason prejudic legitim interest maker databas law user databas made public manner prejudic holder copyright relat respect work subject matter contain databas articl except sui generi member state stipul law user databas made public manner author maker extract util substanti part content case extract privat purpos content electron databas case extract purpos illustr teach scientif research long sourc extent justifi commerci purpos achiev case extract util purpos public secur administr judici procedur articl term protect provid articl run date complet make databas expir fifteen year januari year date complet case databas made public manner expiri period provid paragraph term protect expir fifteen year januari year date databas made public substanti chang evalu qualit quantit content databas includ substanti chang result accumul success addit delet alter result databas consid substanti invest evalu qualit quantit qualifi databas result invest term protect articl beneficiari protect sui generi provid articl appli databas maker righthold nation member state habitu resid territori commun paragraph appli compani firm form accord law member state regist offic central administr princip place busi commun compani firm regist offic territori commun oper genuin link ongo basi economi member state agreement extend provid articl databas made countri fall provis paragraph conclud council act propos commiss term protect extend databas virtu procedur exce pursuant articl chapter iv common provis articl remedi member state provid remedi respect infring right provid direct articl continu applic legal provis direct prejudic provis copyright right relat copyright right oblig subsist data work materi incorpor databas patent right trade mark design right protect nation treasur law restrict practic unfair competit trade secret secur confidenti data protect privaci access public document law contract articl applic time protect pursuant direct copyright respect databas creat prior date refer articl date fulfil requir laid direct copyright protect databas notwithstand paragraph databas protect copyright arrang member state date public direct fulfil elig criteria copyright protect laid articl direct result curtail member state remain term protect afford arrang protect pursuant provis direct provid articl respect databas make complet fifteen year prior date refer articl date fulfil requir laid articl protect provid paragraph prejudic act conclud right acquir date refer paragraph case databas make complet fifteen year prior date refer articl term protect provid articl expir fifteen year januari date articl bind natur provis contractu provis contrari articl null void articl final provis member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct januari member state adopt provis refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text provis domest law adopt field govern direct end year date refer paragraph year commiss submit european parliament council econom social committe report applic direct inter alia basi specif inform suppli member state examin applic sui generi includ articl verifi applic led abus domin posit interfer free competit justifi measur includ establish voluntari licens arrang submit propos adjust direct line develop area databas articl direct address member state strasbourg march european parliament presid hänschfor council presid dini oj oj oj opinion european parliament june oj common posit council juli oj decis european parliament decemb oj council decis februari oj direct amend direct eec oj oj oj oj