On Friday 16 July 2020, the UK communications regulator, Ofcom, published a consultation on video-sharing platform regulation, calling for views by 24 September 2020. ...more
The European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the draft Copyright Directive (COM (2016) 593), Axel Voss, released proposed amendments to Article 11 and its corresponding recitals at the end of March....more
On 28 March 2018 the Commission published a Notice to Stakeholders on the Withdrawal of the UK and EU rules in the field of Copyright. The Notice reminds stakeholders that, unless the UK comes to an agreement with the EU,...more
4/6/2018
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Copyright ,
Country of Origin ,
Cross-Border ,
Digital Media ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Member State ,
Portability ,
Referendums ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On 16 January 2018, the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council sought guidance from the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) regarding the long-debated Draft Copyright Directive. ...more
Drama at the European Parliament: whoever thought the dispute within the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) around the adoption of a new regulation dealing with online transmissions by broadcasters and retransmissions...more
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
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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
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Digital Media ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
File Sharing ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Websites
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
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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
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Digital Media ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Member State ,
On-Demand Services ,
Online Platforms ,
Telecommunications ,
UK Parliament