İFADE ÖZGÜRLÜĞÜ VE TELİF HAKLARI DENGELEMESİ
İfade özgürlüğü ve telif hakları, Avrupa demokrasilerinin temeldeğerlerindendir. Bu iki değerin birbirlerini tamamladıkları, bu nedenleçatışmalarının söz konusu olamayacağını kabul eden geleneksel Amerikananlayışının aksine özellikle dijital platformların yaygınlaşmasıyla ifadeözgürlüğü ve telif hakları arasında adil bir denge kurulması konusundagiderek artan bir ihtiyaç hâsıl olmuştur. Elbette bu dengeleme, somutuyuşmazlıklar bağlamında nihai olarak yargı mercileri tarafındanyapılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Avrupa’da farklı platformlarda nihaikarar mercileri olan Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi ile Avrupa AdaletDivanı’nın, ifade özgürlüğü-telif hakları dengelemesi konusundakiiçtihatlarını inceleyerek Avrupa genelinde ifade özgürlüğü ve telif haklarıilişkisine dair kabul edilen genel ilkeleri ortaya koymaktır. Bu bağlamdaöncelikle ifade özgürlüğü ve telif hakları ilişkisi ile kabul edilen teorilereilişkin genel bir açıklama yapılmıştır. Daha sonra iki Avrupa Mahkemesininkonuya dair içtihadından örnekler verilmiştir. Sonuç olarak iki mahkemeningörev tanımları doğrultusunda konuya yaklaşımlarındaki farklılık da dikkatealınarak Avrupa’nın, ifade özgürlüğü ve telif hakları uyuşmazlıklarınınçözümüne dair genel bakış açısı açıklanmış ve değerlendirilmiştir.
STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND COPYRIGHTS
Freedom of expression and copyrights are amongst the fundamental values of European democracies. In contrast to the traditional American perception of copyrights and freedom of expression relationship which accepts that there can not be a conflict between these two rights as they actually complete each other, there seems to be an increasing necessity to strike a fair balance between these two fundamental values especially with the digital platforms becoming widespread throughout the world. Thisbalancing, of course is carried out ultimately by judicial mechanisms in the context of concrete cases. Accordingly, purpose of this study is to put forward the general principles agreed-on in Europe by examining the caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice which are the ultimate decision-makers in Europe on different platforms. In this context, first, a general assessment about the copyrightsfreedom of expression relationship and the theories adopted is made continuing with the analyse of decisions from two European Courts’ caselaw on this matter. Finally, the general point of view on the settlement of copyrights and freedom of expression contradictions in Europe is assessed also by taking into account the differences on the approach of these two courts regarding this topic.
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- ISSN: 1016-7617
- Yayın Aralığı: Yıllık
- Başlangıç: 1979
- Yayıncı: Canan Karaoğlu