Fordham IP Conference3B - Court of Justice of the European Union Developments

Cambridge, 8 April 2015

Dr Eleonora Rosati

@eLAWnoraeleonora@e-lawnora.com

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?

eleonora@e-lawnora.com@eLAWnora

Thanks for your

attention!