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Demetriades, Achilleas; Epaminonda, Nicoletta --- "CYPRUS" [2019] ELECD 622; in Lindner, Brigitte; Shapiro, Ted (eds), "Copyright in the Information Society" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 254

Book Title: Copyright in the Information Society

Editor(s): Lindner, Brigitte; Shapiro, Ted

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 7

Section Title: CYPRUS

Author(s): Demetriades, Achilleas; Epaminonda, Nicoletta

Number of pages: 16

Abstract/Description:

The notion of copyright was introduced to Cyprus in 1912 by the British colonial powers. Today, Cyprus continues to enact legislation to be compliant with the EU copyright acquis, recently adopting provisions in relation to orphan works and on the collective management of copyright and related rights. Case law on copyright remains relatively infrequent in Cyprus, although there have been some developments with respect to collective rights management. Finally, it should be noted that Cyprus is a common law country and often looks to other common law jurisdictions for guidance on novel points.