Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

A consolidated version of the Reda report on the implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC, as adopted by…

Media companies will not be forced to sell rights to their products in a single, pan-European block

Media companies have nothing to fear from the European Commission’s plan to make digital entertainment more…

DSM – Public consultation on audiovisual directive

Since its announcement to much fanfare back in May, the digital single market (DSM) strategy has…

Droit d’auteur : vers un marché unique en Europe ?

Un projet de directive suscite une vive opposition, alimentée par le rapport de Julia Reda, l’eurodéputée…

Commission questions companies on geo-blocking

European Commission investigators kicked off a wide-ranging antitrust probe into Europe’s digital sector Thursday, sending the…

M.6800 PRSfM / STIM / GEMA / JV

An interim text of the non-confidential version of the commitments in Case M.6800 – PRSfM /…

Ebooks : Bruxelles ouvre une enquête contre Amazon

La Commission européenne a ouvert une enquête formelle à propos des accords de distribution des livres…

The value of licensing recorded music online

This paper discusses whether a copyright compensation system (CCS) for recorded music—endowing private Internet subscribers with…

Online platforms should play a greater role in enforcement of intellectual property rights, say MEPs

In a new resolution on an action plan for intellectual property rights (IPRs) enforcement, the European…

Joint copyrights management by collecting societies and online platforms – An economic analysis

This paper discusses the effects of technological change on joint (copy)rights management (JRM). The economic literature…

After ACTA – EU needs new tools to protect EU intellectual property rights

The EU needs better tools to protect EU intellectual property in third countries, say MEPs in…

MEP Reda – Commission is too cautious on geo-blocking and copyright law

The European Commission is aiming to tear down “regulatory walls” for digital products and services and…