OCSSP

João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

Safeguarding User Freedoms in Implementing Article 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive: Recommendations from European Academics

November 12, 2019

On 17 May 2019 the new Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market was officially published (DSM Directive). Article 17 (ex-Article 13) is one of its most…

Kacper Szkalej (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

The New Copyright Directive: Article 17 and copyright limitations – picking two cherries and leaving the rest to spoil? Part I

October 29, 2019

Article 17 of the adopted DSM Directive requires that so-called online content-sharing service providers (OCSSPs) either obtain use licenses from rightholders or, failing that, enforce copyright ex…

Miquel Peguera (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)

The New Copyright Directive: Online Content-Sharing Service Providers lose eCommerce Directive immunity and are forced to monitor content uploaded by users (Article 17).

September 26, 2019

A key feature of the Copyright Digital Single Market Directive (DSMD) is the legal regime it provides for Online Content-Sharing Service Providers (OCSSP). These are, essentially, internet platforms…