Hey, Copyright Directive
While designed to protect contributors with unequal bargaining power, the Copyright Directive’s package of measures introduces great uncertainty into long-established industry structures. Further, the significant discretion given to Member States means that, far from increasing harmonisation, the Directive will result in further fragmentation of EU copyright law.
Watch this video series where CMS copyright lawyers consider how the many parts of the Directive are likely to have an impact across the creative industries.
Latest videos
Hey, platforms! Are you liable for users’ uploads?
The question of the liability of platforms has been a big issue across Member States, and especially in Germany, where platforms are liable for users' uploads right from the beginning – unless they adhere to certain duties of care. Meanwhile, in the UK, the Copyright Directive is not being transcribed into national law, following Brexit. Martin Gerecke and John Enser talk about duties of care, upload filters and remuneration for creators.
Hey, press publishers & internet providers! Time to reshape your relationship
Article 15 of the Copyright Directive, gives EU press publishers a new right to claim revenues from online uses of their publications by information society service providers. Ole Jani and Paola Nunziata explain more about this paradigm change, and take a look at how Italy is approaching implementation at national level.
Hey, AI lovers! The Copyright Directive is your missing puzzle piece
Two provisions in the Copyright Directive are key to the future of artificial intelligence in Europe, enabling people to train their AI systems using others’ data and text without needing to clear the rights in those underlying materials. Maria Gonzalez Gordon and John Enser discuss the exceptions set out in Articles 3 and 4 of the Copyright Directive and how they think they will work in practice.
