BOOK REVIEW: THE COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT ENIGMA

The core issue of the book is about how telecommunications law may be used to enforce copyright on the Internet, and that amendments to telecommunications law may indeed be essential to that aim. The inherent conflict which lies herein is especially sharp with regard to the liability issue: making broadband providers liable for enforcement of copyright infringement by Internet users would conflict with the principle of mere conduit, established in the E-Commerce Directive.