In this brand-new publication, our pan-European DSM Taskforce helps you plan for the changes by providing an overview of the Commission’s Digital Single Market strategy; what the key legislative measures will bring about and...more
7/3/2017
/ Cloud Computing ,
Copyright ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Communications ,
Digital Single Market ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Popular ,
Telecommunications ,
Young Lawyers
Swiftly following the CJEU decision in Filmspeler, in which the Court found that the selling of multimedia players with add-ons to illegal streaming websites amounted to copyright infringement, the CJEU has confirmed that an...more
6/30/2017
/ BitTorrent ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Electronic Communications ,
File Sharing ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Metadata ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Piracy ,
Pirate Bay ,
Search Engines ,
Telecommunications ,
Websites
DSM Watch has been tracking this, the first legislative proposal published by the Commission under the Digital Single Market strategy banner, since back in December 2015. The Commission’s aim was to allow consumers who pay...more
The Digital Single Market is gradually taking shape. We have seen quite some legislative activity since the European Commission first announced the Digital Single Market Strategy in May 2015. On 10 May this year, the...more
The Digital Single Market is starting to take shape. A central part of this project is the reform of the European Copyright framework. But while it is apparent that the Directive 2004/48 on the enforcement of intellectual...more
With decision of 8 May 2017, the regional Court of Berlin referred to questions for preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The court is concerned whether the rules on the press publishers’...more
5/15/2017
/ Copyright ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Media ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Google ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
IP License ,
Neighbouring Right ,
Publishers ,
Search Engines
With decision of 8 May 2017, the regional Court of Berlin referred to questions for preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The court is concerned whether the rules on the press publishers’...more
The European Commission is taking stock of what has been accomplished regarding its Strategy for a Digital Single Market. Two years ago, on 6 May 2015, Commissioners Oettinger and Ansip announced their strategy to create a...more
5/11/2017
/ Broadband ,
Copyright ,
Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Single Market ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Telecommunications ,
Transmission Planning
There is no end in sight regarding CJEU decisions on the meaning of “communication to the public“. On 26 April 2017, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled (C-527/15 – Filmspeler) that the sale of a multimedia player with...more
4/28/2017
/ Add-ons ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Media ,
EU ,
Graphical User Interface ,
Internet ,
Internet Streaming ,
Netherlands ,
Technology Sector
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
3/20/2017
/ Copyright ,
Digital Media ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
File Sharing ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Websites
The European commission published its last draft directive on the modernizing of the European copyright law (COM(2016) 593 final) on 14 September 2016. The draft was part of a larger strategy to bring about a single digital...more
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
2/14/2017
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Creative Commons License ,
Digital Media ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Hyperlink ,
Public Communications ,
Third-Party ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
On 7 February, negotiators for the European Parliament, Member States and the Commission agreed the proposal for a regulation on EU cross-border portability of online content services. This is the first agreement relating to...more
2/10/2017
/ Cross-Border ,
Digital Media ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Member State ,
On-Demand Services ,
Online Platforms ,
Telecommunications ,
UK Parliament
After years of litigation Hogan Lovells achieved a ground-breaking settlement for the Hard Rock Group.
A restaurant with the same name which operated without a license in Heidelberg will cease to operate at the end of...more