Collective management of copyrights between competition, regulation, and monopolism : a comparison of European and U.S. approaches to collective management organizations / by Dr. Martin Miernicki.

Introduction. Collective rights management - rationales and functions
Purpose and structure of the research
Terminological remarks
Introduction to EU and U.S. copyright law
Emergence of collective management organizations
The regulation of collective management organizations. Regulatory frameworks
Applicability of antitrust laws to CMOs
The regulation of the different relations of CMOs: right holders, users, sister organizations
Concluding remarks and observations. Orientation and focus of the regulation of collective management of copyrights in the European Union and the United States
The diverging image of CMOs: Legitimate functions and limited justifications
Regulatory models: competition, monopolies and minimum standards against the background of copyright law
Summary of the most important results.