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Austrian Supreme Court finds YouTube not responsible for copyright infringements by users

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The Austrian Supreme Court held that YouTube – as a host service provider – was not responsible for copyright infringements by its users as long as it was not put on notice of the infringements (17. Puls 4 had argued that YouTube was responsible for copyright infringement by its users. 2021, 4 Ob 132/21x ).

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Indeed, the Spanish transposition of the CDSM Directive , which was approved overnight by means of a Government Decree published on the 3 rd of November and which entered into force the following day, came with some surprises, including an apparent carve out from the liability exemption granted in Art. As is well known, Art.

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Art. 17 DSM Directive: International Application in EU cross-border scenarios – Or: Why the EU needs a faithful implementation into national law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Article 17 Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive”) is currently being implemented into national law in the EU Member States. This has caused extensive debates on the national level comparable to the debate that took place when Art. 17 DSM Directive and Art.

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The Impact of the German Implementation of Art. 17 CDSM Directive on Selected Online Platforms

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The Impact of the German Implementation of Art. On 26 April 2022, the CJEU dismissed the annulment action initiated by the Republic of Poland against Art. On 26 April 2022, the CJEU dismissed the annulment action initiated by the Republic of Poland against Art. 17 CDSM Directive on Selected Online Platforms”.

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Generative AI Computer-generated art reached a tipping point in 2022.

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Africa IP Highlights #3: Patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

More on this in a separate post… And here are matters this Kat is keeping 3 of the 5 senses, alert for: As reported on The IPKat in May , the Africa Group at WIPO proposed a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es) to WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (WIPO-SCCR).

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Austrian Supreme Court refers further questions for a preliminary ruling on the InfoSoc Directive

The IPKat

Former GuestKat Peter Ling was recently made aware of two referrals for a preliminary ruling made by the Supreme Court of Austria on the interpretation of Art. 3(1) and Art. Is "communication to the public" in Art. has the sole administrator rights for the streaming platform, c. 2(a) and (e) and Art.