Informational Reference on Bringing Ukrainian Legislation on the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights into Line with EU Law

Research Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
30 July 2026, 17:45

Abstract. This informational reference presents the results of a comparative analysis of Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and the multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market, and the Law of Ukraine “On the Effective Management of Rights Holders’ Property Rights in the Field of Copyright and/or Related Rights”. It identifies the main differences between their provisions and outlines directions for implementing the relevant provisions of EU law in Ukrainian legislation.

Keywords: European Union law, copyright, related rights, collective management, collective management organisation, rights holders, multi-territorial licensing, European integration.

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