‘ECtHR finds violation of right to property by State’s failure to enforce copyright’

In Safarov v Azerbaijan (appl no. 885/12) the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) finds that the defendant State violated Article 1 of Protocol No 1 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR). In its judgment of 1 September 2022, the Court determines that Azerbaijan failed to enforce copyright in respect of the unlawful digital reproduction and communication of a published book … (more)

[Bernd Justin Jütte, Kluwer Copyright Blog, 20 September]

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