415 KB0 KB2026Mateša, BlankaPutnik, Brunoštevilka:1letnik:18str. 117-154DOI:10.18690/lexonomica.18.1.117-154.2026ISSN:1855-7155COBISSID_HOST:284719363URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-7ZWI3YRAenUniversity of Maribor PressLexonomicacopyrightdigital single marketDirective (EU) 2019/790DSM Directiveonline platformspublishers of press publicationsCopyright 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 practiceNamen 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 praksiTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Mariboru, Pravna fakulteta