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Elena Izyumenko (IViR, University of Amsterdam)

VPNs, Copyright Territoriality, and Why Borders Still Matter Online: AG Rantos’ Opinion in Anne Frank Fonds (C-788/24)

January 23, 2026

Anyone working with online copyright in the EU is familiar with the underlying tension: copyright remains territorially structured, while online access routinely crosses borders. That mismatch has…

Alina Trapova (University College London), João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

EU copyright law roundup – fourth trimester of 2025

January 22, 2026

Now that 2026 year has started with full force, it makes sense to see where 2025 left us in terms of EU copyright law during its final months (October – December). During that period, we saw some…

Alina Trapova (University College London), João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

EU copyright law roundup – second and third trimester of 2025

October 8, 2025

Following our platform update and the summer break, one may think we stopped our roundup series. Rest assured – we are here! This edition combines the second and third trimesters, so it will be…

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Elena Izyumenko (IViR, University of Amsterdam)

Copyright as a Freedom of (Artistic) Expression Right? The Dangers and Human Rights Law Misconceptions in the AG’s Opinion in Pelham II

July 18, 2025

Following up on the initial comment by Sabines Jacques published on this blog about Advocate General (AG) Emiliou’s recent Opinion in the Pelham II case – which examined his interpretation of the…

Sabine Jacques (University of Liverpool)

Every breath you take (is intertextual): AG Emiliou’s opinion in C-590/23 Pelham II - Part 2

June 30, 2025

Image by Pexels from Pixabay Welcome back to Part II of the analysis of AG Emiliou’s Opinion in C-590/23 Pelham II. In Part I (here), we analysed the interpretation of pastiche as an autonomous…

Sabine Jacques (University of Liverpool)

Every breath you take (is intertextual): AG Emiliou’s opinion in C-590/23 Pelham II - Part 1

June 27, 2025

Image by Pexels from Pixabay The long-awaited opinion of Advocate-General (AG) Emiliou in C-590/23 Pelham, the enduring dispute between the electronic music group Kraftwerk against hip-hop producers…

Alina Trapova (University College London), João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

October 2, 2024

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Now that the summer is formally over it is time for the third trimester of the 2024 roundup of EU copyright law. In this edition, we update you on what has…

P. Bernt Hugenholtz (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

Silence can be as explicit as words. The AG’s Opinion in Kwantum v. Vitra

September 13, 2024

The Advocate-General’s opinion in the Kwantum v. Vitra referral is remarkable in several ways. The case concerns the protection under Dutch copyright of the iconic “DSW” chair designed by American…

Alina Trapova (University College London), João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

April 10, 2024

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the first trimester of the 2024 roundup of EU copyright law (though with a slight delay)! In this edition, we update you on what has happened between…