Caterina Sganga, Professor of Comparative Private Law, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy

• Contents: Introduction 1. The theoretical framework of copyright propertization 2. Droit d’auteur, copyright and the historical epiphanies of propertization 3. The EU copyright model, or how to lose the compass in a systemic chaos 4. The different faces and effects of copyright propertization: EU vs Member States 5. The social function of copyright as property right 6. Building and harmonizing EU copyright law within the property framework: a four-dimensional experiment of systematization Conclusions Bibliography Index

'This book offers a fresh perspective into copyright law and questions the approach to copyright as a property right alone. It explores how the propertization of copyright has affected the law using civil and comparative law tools. The author forces us to take one step back and reconsider what the origins of copyright are, where we currently stand and what our future aims should be. A thought-provoking yet highly practical piece of work which takes a holistic approach to EU copyright.' --Irini Stamatoudi, Director, Hellenic Copyright Organization, Greece'A lot has been written about the harmonisation of EU copyright law, but this study offers a fundamental analysis by going back to the concept of the propertization of copyright. The current EU framework turns out to be inconsistent and based on hybrid narratives. Through a comparative analysis of national copyright regimes a proper constitutional propertization is proposed, with a key role for the social function doctrine. This study is a vital contribution to the understanding of copyright law.'--Paul Torremans, The University of Nottingham, UK