Belgian court asks CJEU whether seeding is communicating to the public external link

Kluwer Copyright Blog, 2020

aansprakelijkheid, Belgium, Copyright, EU, frontpage, handhaving, right of communication to the public

Bibtex

Article{Bouchè2020b, title = {Belgian court asks CJEU whether seeding is communicating to the public}, author = {Bouchè, G.}, url = {http://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2020/03/30/belgian-court-asks-cjeu-whether-seeding-is-communicating-to-the-public/}, year = {0330}, date = {2020-03-30}, journal = {Kluwer Copyright Blog}, keywords = {aansprakelijkheid, Belgium, Copyright, EU, frontpage, handhaving, right of communication to the public}, }

Stichting Brein versus Safe Harbour: The Ongoing Battle Between Intermediaries and Right Holders external link

Kluwer Copyright Blog, 2020

aansprakelijkheid, Copyright, EU, frontpage, right of communication to the public

Bibtex

Article{Stapel2020b, title = {Stichting Brein versus Safe Harbour: The Ongoing Battle Between Intermediaries and Right Holders}, author = {Stapel, S.}, url = {http://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2020/03/27/stichting-brein-versus-safe-harbour-the-ongoing-battle-between-intermediaries-and-right-holders/}, year = {0327}, date = {2020-03-27}, journal = {Kluwer Copyright Blog}, keywords = {aansprakelijkheid, Copyright, EU, frontpage, right of communication to the public}, }

Untangling the Hyperlinking Web: In Search of the Online Right of Communication to the Public external link

Journal of World Intellectual Property (forthcoming), vol. 2018, pp: 1-36, 2018

Abstract

This article examines the online right of communication to the public under EUlaw and its interpretation by the Court of Justice of the EU. The focus of the analysis is on the controversial application of the right to hyperlinking, and its implications for the online activities of users and intermediaries. After outlining the international and EU legal framework on the right of communication to the public, the article advances a conceptual framework for the interpretation of the exclusive right in the online environment, which is both based on, and attempts to bring coherence to, the Court's complex case law. On this basis, the article then explores and critically assesses the main areas of legal uncertainty for the online application of the right and the normative considerations at stake—especially fundamental rights and the promotion of technological development—offering interpretative and legislative solutions for their resolution. The article argues for abandoning the legislative proposals for a new right for press publishers and the so-called value gap, as both are fundamentally flawed. Instead, reform should focus on redefining the right of communication to the public and preserving safe harbors, especially for hosting providers.

Copyright, EU law, frontpage, hyperlinking, intermediary liability, right of communication to the public

Bibtex

Article{Quintais2018c, title = {Untangling the Hyperlinking Web: In Search of the Online Right of Communication to the Public}, author = {Quintais, J.}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jwip.12107}, year = {0621}, date = {2018-06-21}, journal = {Journal of World Intellectual Property (forthcoming)}, volume = {2018}, pages = {1-36}, abstract = {This article examines the online right of communication to the public under EUlaw and its interpretation by the Court of Justice of the EU. The focus of the analysis is on the controversial application of the right to hyperlinking, and its implications for the online activities of users and intermediaries. After outlining the international and EU legal framework on the right of communication to the public, the article advances a conceptual framework for the interpretation of the exclusive right in the online environment, which is both based on, and attempts to bring coherence to, the Court\'s complex case law. On this basis, the article then explores and critically assesses the main areas of legal uncertainty for the online application of the right and the normative considerations at stake—especially fundamental rights and the promotion of technological development—offering interpretative and legislative solutions for their resolution. The article argues for abandoning the legislative proposals for a new right for press publishers and the so-called value gap, as both are fundamentally flawed. Instead, reform should focus on redefining the right of communication to the public and preserving safe harbors, especially for hosting providers.}, keywords = {Copyright, EU law, frontpage, hyperlinking, intermediary liability, right of communication to the public}, }