20.500.12556/DKUM-98885 Copyright in the Republic of Croatia in light of the new Copyright and Related Rights Act The aim of this paper is to analyse the key changes introduced by the Croatian Copyright and Related Rights Act of 2021, particularly in the context of harmonisation with European Union law. Special attention is devoted to the historical development of copyright, the legal framework, and the digital environment, including the liability of online platforms, new rules governing the use of content, and the expansion of the rights of right holders. The paper also examines criticisms of the new Act, as well as the challenges and issues that have emerged in practice following its adoption. A range of scientific methods is employed, including inductive and deductive reasoning, methods of analysis and synthesis, abstraction and concretisation, generalisation and specialisation, classification, description, historical analysis, compilation, and comparative analysis. The paper concludes by confirming the initial hypothesis. It finds that the new Act represents an important step in the modernisation of the Croatian copyright system; however, its full effectiveness will depend on how its provisions are applied and interpreted in legal practice. Namen tega članka je analizirati ključne spremembe, ki jih je uvedel hrvaški Zakon o avtorskih in sorodnih pravicah iz leta 2021, zlasti v okviru usklajevanja s pravom Evropske unije. Posebna pozornost je namenjena zgodovinskemu razvoju avtorskih pravic, pravnemu okviru in digitalnemu okolju (vključno z odgovornostjo spletnih platform), novimi pravili, ki urejajo uporabo vsebin, ter razširitvijo upravičenj imetnikov pravic. V prispevku so obravnavane tudi kritike novega zakona ter izzivi in vprašanja, ki so se pojavila v praksi po njegovem sprejetju. Uporabljene so različne znanstvene metode, vključno z induktivnim in deduktivnim sklepanjem, metodami analize in sinteze, abstrahiranja in konkretizacije, generalizacije, klasifikacije, deskripcije, zgodovinske analize, kompilacije in primerjalne analize. Članek se zaključi s potrditvijo izhodiščne hipoteze. Ugotavljamo, da novi zakon predstavlja pomemben korak v modernizaciji hrvaškega sistema avtorskega prava; vendar bo njegova polna učinkovitost odvisna od tega, kako se bodo njegove določbe uporabljale in razlagale v pravni praksi. copyright digital single market Directive (EU) 2019/790 DSM Directive online platforms publishers of press publications true true false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-07-15 03:09:57 2026-07-17 08:05:51 2026-07-18 03:13:02 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 117-154 no. 1 Vol. 18 Jun. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-06-01 347.77 284719363 10.18690/lexonomica.18.1.117-154.2026 1855-7155 4-Matesa,+Putnik.pdf 4-Matesa,+Putnik.pdf 1 7B6E43C311FBF515EFAFB77E4D5605E3 064a3d990a505c525ccff52fc39ad62b1667f2ae1edbfab6999e4966df6635b3 8bc3be17-81a5-11f1-a6d3-00155d580e34 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=208342 Pravna fakulteta 0 0 0