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VG Bild-Kunst: Practical implications of the CJEU’s latest decision on linking and framing

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This recent CJEU decision raises a number of considerations for content rights holders and for those seeking to link to content online, across both the EU and the UK - Under UK and European laws, the rights of copyright...more

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Wie Fotografen bei Urheberrechtsverletzungen erfolgreich Ansprüche durchsetzen können

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In diesem Beitrag werden die drei wichtigsten Fragen beantwortet: - Welche Ansprüche hat der Urheber bei Urheberrechtsverletzungen? - Warum ist der Auskunftsanspruch für den Urheber so wichtig? - Welche Möglichkeiten...more

MoFo Tech

Determining Liability For Illegal Uploads To Online Platforms: An ECJ Opinion Decides In Favour Of Platform Operators

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Online platform operators have a rare cause to be cautiously optimistic at news from the European court. In a recently-published European Court of Justice (ECJ) opinion, Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe stated that,...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2020

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In This Issue - Influencer Marketing: Top Business and Legal Considerations for 2020 - Although influencer marketing is an ever-larger part of marketing budgets, questions have arisen about the longevity of influencers as a...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

“Very Short” and Incredibly Loud: New EU Copyright Directive a Shot in the FANGs

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Opening another front in the data wars, the Members of the European Parliament, on March 26, 2019, adopted the text of a new Copyright Directive. According to the European Parliament, the Directive “aims to ensure that the...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Of Memes and Monetizing: Could the EU Directive on Copyright Change the Way We Speak Internet?

Do you like getting your news online, sharing videos or tweeting memes? A little piece of legislation known as The European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market may signal the end of some of the...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: EU Copyright Directive: Might vs (Copy)right

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The tussle continues between large online businesses that host third party copyright materials (news, images, music, video etc.) and certain copyright owners. Although there have been some minor concessions offered to the...more

Hogan Lovells

CJEU: Re-posting content is a “communication to the public”

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Copying an image from a website and using it for one’s own purposes, e.g. the illustration of a memo which eventually happens to be uploaded to another website – this happens a hundred times every day. However, such conduct...more

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Europe: New Obligations for Platform Operators – Where Do We Stand?

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The reform of European Copyright law is at the heart of the European Commission’s efforts to create a true Digital Single Market. The new draft Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market (“Copyright Directive“, COM...more

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CJEU rules on Cloud Recorder: Transmission constitutes a communication to the public that requires the right holders consent

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On 29 November 2017, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down a decision on a video recording service that stores TV programmes online in a cloud (C-265/16 – VCAST). ...more

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German Federal Court Rules On Google’s Image Search – Thumbnails III

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On 21 September 2017, the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) handed down a judgment of utmost importance for the exploitation of copyright on the Internet. It will become known and referred to under the name...more

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DSM Watch: The new copyright directive – What will happen to the liability privilege of platforms?

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Since the first proposals for amendments to the European Commission’s draft copyright directive were leaked earlier this month, we have seen quite some discussion on what the Digital Single Market will bring about. The leaked...more

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Hyperlinking in Hamburg and Prague: How national courts apply GS Media

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On 8 September 2016, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down judgment C-160/15 on the means of hyperlinking which caught quite some attention. It has become known as the GS Media decision. In essence, this CJEU...more

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EU Advocate General in favour of finding copyright infringement by indexing site The Pirate Bay

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The cases that deal with the meaning of “communication to the public” continue: in a current reference for a preliminary ruling, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) will have to decide whether the operators of websites that...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark

European Court Of Justice: Linking To Playboy Pics May Infringe Copyright

On September 8, 2016, the European Court of Justice rendered a controversial decision in GS Media v. Sanoma Media, which has been acclaimed by copyright holders and heavily criticized by internet companies....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Copyright: Europe Explores Its Boundaries - EU Expands Principle of Pan-European Jurisdiction over Copyright to Online Materials

One focus of the European Union’s Digital Agenda is to break down barriers to cross-border exploitation of intellectual property rights. Consistent with this goal, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently dismantled...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Data for the Taking: Using Website Terms and Conditions to Combat Web Scraping

Is it stealing to take data without permission from a public website, or is it simply making use of resources that are made available to you? “Web scraping” or “screen scraping” is the practice of extracting large amounts of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Website Blocking Orders - A New Tool in the Fight Against Online Trade in Counterfeit Goods

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There are many ways in which online trade in counterfeit goods can be tackled. Unfortunately, they are often ineffective and in many cases expensive. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

European IP Bulletin, Issue 110, May 2014

In This Issue: - CJEU Holds ISPs May be Ordered to Block Customer Access to Websites Infringing Copyright - European Trade Mark and Design Network Issues Common Communication On Black and White Marks -...more

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