article thumbnail

Top 10 Posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

A vanishing right? The Sui Generis Database Right and the proposed Data Act by Paul Keller. [T]he T]he European Commission published its proposal for a Data Act. At the same time, a global paradigm of online piracy enabling the retransmission of sports events on a worldwide basis has dynamically emerged.

article thumbnail

EU copyright law round up – second trimester of 2023

Kluwer Copyright Blog

For a blog post detailing the hearing before the court see here. While sports events, as such, are not protected by copyright and related rights, the origanisers of these events may benefit from specific protection under national law.