eleonora rosati - eu copyright law - 23rd fordham ip conference
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Fordham IP Conference
3B - Court of Justice of the European Union Developments
Cambridge, 8 April 2015
Dr Eleonora Rosati
@eLAWnora
EU Copyright Law
Contents
• Recap of main recent CJEU cases
• Recap of EU policy activity in the past year
• Great minds think alike?
Main recent CJEU decisions
• Scope of exclusive rights• Hyperlinking cases (Svensson, BestWater, C More). New one on its way (Playboy)
• Digital exhaustion under InfoSoc Directive: Art&Allposters
• Exceptions and limitations• Parody: Deckmyn
• Digitisation by libraries: Ulmer
• Private copying: ACI Adam; Copydan
• Copyright and contract• Meaning of ‘licensing terms’: Ulmer
• Contractual override: Ryanair
• Enforcement• Jurisdiction in online infringement cases: Hejduk
EU copyright reform plans
Quick recap• Public Consultation (Dec 2013-Mar 2014)
• Access to content and licence segmentation• Exclusive rights• Exceptions and limitations• Formalities • Duration and identifiers• Fair remuneration and contracts• Civil enforcement and role of ISPs• More harmonisation?
• Leaked draft White Paper• Premature to address
• Digital exhaustion → Art&Allposters• E-lending → Dutch reference• Mass digitisation → Ulmer
• More harmonisation of private copying levies → Copydan
New Commission
• Commission should release soft law instrument in May
• In Autumn a legislative package
• On what?• Geo-blocking and content portability
seem to be main thing
• Not on issues recently addressed by CJEU
How many copyright law-makers are there at the EU level?
@eLAWnora
Thanks
for your attention!