Copyright Protection On The Internet: Hyperlinking and The Right of Communication to The Public In The EU

This paper aims to ezamine the scope of the EU copyright laıv regarding hyperlinking and of one exclusive right of authors, the RCTTP. Firstly, itfocuses on the nature and scope of the RCTTP and examines briefly the sources of and justifications for this right at both an International and an EU level. Secondly, it sets out the CJEU's interpretation of the RCTTP regarding hyperlinking. Then that interpretation is criticised in the light offour main criteria stated by the CJEU. Finally, some possible approaclıes to hyperlinking under EU copyright laıv are suggested by the author.