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…
As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2026 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. Last year…
My impulse to write this piece came from a question at a recent Conference, where I was speaking about AI training, fair use and EU text-and-data mining (TDM). During the Q&A, someone asked about…
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…
Member States may not require performing musicians to transfer their neighbouring rights without their consent through an administrative order. On 6 March 2025, the Court of Justice of the European…
Member States may not require performing musicians to transfer their neighbouring rights without their consent through an administrative order. On 6 March 2025, the Court of Justice of the European…
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…
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…
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…
