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

EU copyright law roundup – fourth trimester of 2024

January 6, 2025

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Now that 2024 is behind us, it’s time to report on the fourth trimester. Here is our final roundup of that AI-rich year. This post marks the fourth year of…

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EU countries call for legislation on international application of EU copyright law

December 19, 2024

Image by Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay Ministers from six European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) have written a joint letter to the European Commission…

Lionel Bently (University of Cambridge), Estelle Derclaye (The University of Nottingham), Caterina Sganga (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna), Alexander Peukert (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main), Thomas Margoni (KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law), Tatiana Synodinou (University of Cyprus)

European Copyright Society Opinion on CJEU MIO/konektra cases

December 4, 2024

Yesterday, the European Copyright Society (ECS) published its Opinion on the CJEU MIO/konektra cases C- 580/23 and C-795/23 (originality and infringement test of works of applied art). The…

Iris Toepoel, Etienne Valk (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

Geoblocking measures sufficient to prevent a “communication to the public”? The CJEU gets a second chance

October 31, 2024

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Once again, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will be asked to provide clarity on the concept of “communication to the public” as laid down in…

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

EU copyright law roundup – third trimester of 2024

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…

Elena Izyumenko (IViR, University of Amsterdam)

Additional Remuneration Rights for Online Streaming on Reference to the CJEU

September 30, 2024

Image by yousafbhutta from Pixabay On 26 September 2024, the Belgian Constitutional Court referred a highly topical issue of fair remuneration of authors and performers on online streaming…

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…

Brad Spitz (REALEX and University Paris-Saclay (UVSQ))

Copyright versus privacy: the CJEU rules that access by a public authority to data associated with an IP address can be justified

September 9, 2024

Image by Nikin from Pixabay In its jugment of 30 April 2024 (C-470/21), the Court of Justice of the European Union answered three questions referred by the French Administrative Supreme Court (…

Kacper Szkalej (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

Private copying levies, broadcasters and the principle of equal treatment – C-260/22 Seven.One Entertainment Group v Corint Media

July 29, 2024

Photo by ThisisEngineering on Unsplash In November 2023, the CJEU cast light on the right to fair compensation under the private copying exception harmonised by Article 5(2)(b) InfoSoc Directive…