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International Context

 

The national laws on circumvention discussed on this website are introduced to fulfill certain international obligations. Both a treaty at the UN level signed in 1996 and a European directive enacted in 2001 require that the EU Member States protect technological measures in their national (copyright) laws.

 

Kamiel J. Koelman and Menno Briët from the Free University of Amsterdam have created a complete overview. Read the complete overview here

 

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