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Policing the Digital Space - New Rules Require Platforms to Take Responsibility for Users’ Content

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Since the emergence of the Internet, under current European Union rules, services that host user-generated or user-contributed content have enjoyed legal immunity from liability, provided they take down unlawful content once...more

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Urheber­rechts­reform 2021 Teil 1: Anpassungen an die Erforder­nisse des digitalen Binnen­marktes im Überblick

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1. Zusammenfassung - Nach langer Debatte traten am 07.06.2021 die Änderungen am Urheber­rechtsgesetz (UrhG) und am Verwertungs­gesellschaften­gesetz (VGG) in Kraft. Am 01.08.2021 wird außerdem das sog....more

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Tom Kabinet: CJEU rules resale of e-books requires permission of copyright holder

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The CJEU in its Tom Kabinet judgment has ruled that the supply of e-books qualifies as “an act of communication to the public” under the InfoSoc Directive instead of “a distribution to the public” as is the case with physical...more

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European Parliament Endorses Upload Filters

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In September 2016, the European Commission, which is the executive cabinet for the European Union, issued a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. On...more

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DSM Watch – New EU Copyright Directive: Parliament votes to retain controversial aspects

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After weeks and weeks of debate and the failure to reach a parliamentary consensus in July, the European Parliament today paved the way towards the long-awaited start of the trilogue negotiations amongst the Parliament, the...more

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Europe reforms its Copyright

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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

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Leaked Playboy Photographs Case Considers How Hyperlinking Can Infringe Copyright

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has blurred the lines between primary and secondary copyright infringement in a decision concerning hyperlinks to leaked photos of a Dutch celebrity’s Playboy photoshoot. For...more

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