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Should the EU unify copyright laws?

The IPKat

Kat (re-)unification Should the EU unify the copyright laws of its Member States and introduce, over thirty years after the start of the harmonization process, a unitary copyright title? In 2015, the European Commission itself called unification of copyright laws “ a long-term target ”. The short answer is: yes.

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TDM: Poland challenges the rule of EU copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

years after the implementation deadline, Poland still had to implement the provisions of the 2019 Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive into national law. This must have been the key insight at the Polish Culture and National Heritage Ministry when the new administration took over and discovered that more than 2.5

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How Copyright Law Fosters Anti-Competitive Behavior, Part Infinity–Bayam v. ID Tech

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The anti-competitive implications of copyright enforcement aren’t some unforeseeable consequence of either copyright law or the DMCA; these consequences are actively fostered by doctrinal choices like strict liability for infringement and service provider liability for failing to remove upon notice. The CourtListener page.

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European Copyright Society letter to Commissioner Breton on a future agenda in the field of copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The members of the European Copyright Society (ECS ) have recently sent a letter to Mr. Thierry Breton ( Commissioner for Internal Market , European Commission ) outlining their view of what should be the priorities for a f uture agenda in the field of copyright law.

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Internet TV services under the scrutiny of EU copyright law: CJEU ruling in Ocilion

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In Case C-426/21 , the CJEU looked into the complicated relationship between copyright law and online television services. In Ocilion , the Court gives less weight to the copies themselves and looks more into the technological tool used to produce them, requiring it to serve a non-commercial and non-scalable purpose.

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Think Kiwi Farms Is Legally Unassailable? Copyright Law Might Disagree–Greer v. Moon

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

But if you really want Kiwi Farms gone, have you considered using copyright law for its censorial power? This ruling shows how copyright law could be a Kiwi Farms killer–no legal reform required. Yet, we should be careful celebrating copyright’s censorial powers. CloudFlare’s block ).

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EU copyright law round up – third trimester of 2023

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the third trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this edition, we update you on what has happened between July and September 2023 in EU copyright law. The autumn has started with full speed – the courts and the policy makes have been very active.