PART I COPYRIGHT AND DIGITISATION: Introduction.- The impact of digitisation on the desirability of copyright exceptions.- PART II EU DIGITAL COPYRIGHT LAW FROM THE END-USER PERSPECTIVE: Copyright harmonisation according to technological dictates.- The legal treatment of copyright exceptions under secondary EU law.- Digital copyright law: general policy issues under the EC Treaty.- PART III UNSETTLED ISSUES: Implications of sharing copyrighted works on the Internet.- Freedom of use vs. DRM Technology.- PART IV WORKING SOLUTIONS IN THE EU COPYRIGHT SYSTEM: Copyright policy alternatives for preserving end-user freedom of expression and information.- Conclusion: towards a better EU copyright law.- APPENDIX: Appendix I - Digital Rights Management: The Technological Scenario.- Appendix II - Examples of National Transposition of Article 6(4) of the Infosoc Directive.- Appendix III - Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (Official Journal L 167, 22.06.2001, p.10-19).