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
Today the Council of the European Union adopted the EU Copyright Directive (the “Directive”), ending a negotiation process which first started with the Commission’s proposal for a new Directive in early 2016. ...more
4/15/2019
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Copyright Infringement ,
Digital Downloads ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process
On 26 March 2019 the EU Parliament voted to pass the draft Copyright Directive (“Directive”) into EU law. After adoption by the EU Council (representatives of Member State governments) and official publication, the EP’s...more
4/2/2019
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Copyright Infringement ,
Digital Downloads ,
Digital Single Market ,
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European Commission ,
European Copyright Directive ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process
On 9 March 2019, the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications published its report on “Regulating in a digital World”. ...more
Yesterday (26 March 2019) the EU Parliament voted to pass the draft Copyright Directive into EU law. After adoption by the EU Council (representatives of Member State governments) and official publication, the EP’s adopted...more
3/27/2019
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EU ,
European Commission ,
European Copyright Directive ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Just Compensation ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Publishers ,
Right of Reproduction ,
Search Engines
Today a short time ago the EU Parliament voted to pass the draft Copyright Directive into EU law. After adoption by the EU Council (representatives of Member State governments) and official publication, it will become EU...more
3/26/2019
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Copyright Infringement ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Copyright Directive ,
European Parliament ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Online Platforms ,
Parliamentary Procedure ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
On 13 February 2019 the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council finally agreed the text of the long-awaited draft Copyright Directive (COM(2016)593) (“Directive“). ...more
3/22/2019
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Copyright Infringement ,
Data-Sharing ,
Digital Downloads ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
European Copyright Directive ,
Information Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
Licensing Rules ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Startups
On 26 October 2018, the UK government published a draft version of a statutory instrument (Copyright SI) and explanatory note together with guidance issued by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) which explain the...more
11/26/2018
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CDPA ,
Copyright ,
Country of Origin ,
Cross-Border ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Online Platforms ,
Portability ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO)
After a long and intense debate – including several postponements – the Committee of Legal Affairs of the European Parliament (JURI) finally agreed on its position on the draft DSM Copyright Directive. Of course, the plenary...more
6/21/2018
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Data Mining ,
Data-Sharing ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Online Platforms ,
Publishers ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Royalties
Reform of EU copyright is the core of the Commission’s Digital Single Market strategy. Various legislative initiatives have been proposed but the “heart” of the reform is without a doubt the proposal for a new copyright...more
The concept of a “communication to the public” under the InfoSoc Directive has given rise to a great many cases yet the meaning remains somewhat uncertain. In a case brought by the German Federal Court of Justice...more
This year’s Easter holiday brings with it a further milestone in the Commission’s endeavor to bring about a truly Digital Single Market: The Portability Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 comes into force on 1 April 2018. ...more
Not long ago, we reported on the Committee on Legal Affairs’ (JURI) decision to temporarily postpone its final vote on the new Copyright Directive (COM(2016) 593). We also pointed to some other copyright-related initiatives...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
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
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Copyright ,
Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Single Market ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Telecommunications ,
Transmission Planning
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