A year on from the national implementation deadline of the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market, the CJEU has upheld controversial Article 17. By Deborah Kirk, Elva Cullen, Victoria Wan, and Amy Smyth In September 2016, the European Commission announced its proposal on “the modernisation of copyright” designed to bring “clearer rules for … Continue Reading
Recent developments at the CJEU give some shape to the practical implications of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive. By Jean-Luc Juhan, Susan Kempe-Mueller, Deborah Kirk, Elva Cullen, Alex Park, Pia Sophie Sösemann, Victoria Wan, and Amy Smyth 7 June 2021 was the implementation deadline for the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (EU) … Continue Reading
This recent CJEU decision raises a number of considerations for content rights holders and for those seeking to link to content online, across both the EU and the UK By Deborah Kirk, Luke Vaz, and Amy Smyth Under UK and European laws, the rights of copyright holders include the right to restrict or prohibit reproduction … Continue Reading
Although the decision appears on its face to be a positive development for online marketplaces, it is does not definitively resolve questions of liability. By Deborah J. Kirk and Elva Cullen On 2 April 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its ruling in Coty Germany v Amazon — marking a … Continue Reading
By Jonathan Parker and Calum Warren Summary The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down its much-anticipated judgment in Case C-230/16 Coty Germany GmbH v Parfümerie Akzente GmbH (Coty). The case concerns the legality of a prohibition of sales on third-party platforms discernible to the public within Coty Germany’s selective distribution … Continue Reading
