CDSM Directive

Alexander Peukert (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main), Martin Husovec (London School of Economics), Martin Kretschmer (CREATe, University of Glasgow), Peter Mezei (University of Szeged, Hungary), João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

European Copyright Society (ECS): Comment on Copyright and the Digital Services Act Proposal

January 18, 2022

Image by European Copyright Society On 15 December 2020, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Regulation on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act, DSA) and…

Kluwer Copyright Blogger

Top 10 Posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2021

January 10, 2022

As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2022 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. Despite…

Paul Keller (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

YouTube Copyright Transparency Report: Overblocking is real

December 9, 2021

Image via YouTube For anyone interested in the discussions about automated content filtering, Christmas came early this week: On Monday YouTube published the first edition of its Copyright…

Peter Mezei (University of Szeged, Hungary), Helena K. Jahromi (Institute of International Law, Intellectual Property and Technology Law, TU Dresden), Giulia Priora (NOVA School of Law Lisbon/NOVA IPSI), Kacper Szkalej (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s a-happening (around Article 17)? Tales from Hungary, Germany, Italy and Sweden

November 29, 2021

Article 17 has been a (the) leading buzzword of the copyright reforms of the European Union in recent years (at least half a decade already). The transposition deadline has now passed. As of June 6,…

Sara Moran

European parliament adopts intellectual property action plan

November 26, 2021

On 11 November, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on an intellectual property action plan aimed at supporting the EU’s recovery and resilience. The recitals note the importance of…

Miquel Peguera (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)

Is the Spanish implementation of Art. 17 CDSM compatible with EU Law?

November 11, 2021

Let’s imagine that, in the near future, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) receives a request for a preliminary ruling referring the following question: “Must Article 17(4) of…

Ula Furgal (CREATe, University of Glasgow)

Press publishers’ right: social media enter the stage

November 4, 2021

On 21st October 2021, Facebook announced that it has reached an agreement with APIG, an association of French press publishers, committing itself to the payment of licensing fees pursuant to the…

Marcella Favale (Bournemouth University)

Can algorithmic justice be just? …if it’s quick enough?

October 22, 2021

Photo by Rafael Garcin on Unsplash On the 16th of October 2020, one year ago, a middle-school teacher, Samuel Paty, was beheaded by a terrorist who would not know of his existence if not for a…

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

August 16, 2021

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the second trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! Apologies to readers that this one comes a bit late. In this series, we update readers every…