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This paper focuses on copyright aspects of disclosure of digitalized works within the European digital library Europeana project. The purpose of the online platform mentioned above – a platform that collects cultural treasures of libraries, museums and archives from all member states of the European Union – is to make European scientific and cultural heritage available for the general public. Digitalization and disclosure of the content of the library web portal is connected with many copyright aspects. This p...

Digitization, preservation and online access to copyrighted works are lively topics in the knowledge society. The process of digitization of cultural heritage is besides its undisputed benefit in the form of possibility of permanent preservation of cultural heritage also connected with a range of copyright related issues. Moral rights, which are (in the continental system) part of copyright law, are the most sensitive legal obstacle to digitization and online disclosure of copyrighted works. In many cases, these o...