In practice, due to the fact that Law 8/1996 on copyright and connected rights does not define the phrase „user” for each intellectual creation field, such as: written, artistic, music works etc., it is found that numerous secondary interpretations and discussions arise between publishing houses and the collective body managing copyright for written works. In order to avoid an erroneous interpretation, the author proposes to define de lege ferenda the phrase „user” or the standardization of the notion based on good practice codes….