Quentin Deschandelliers, Author at Kluwer Copyright Blog

By Quentin Deschandelliers

Quentin Deschandelliers is a legal advisor at the Federation of European Publishers (FEP), which is the umbrella association of 29 national book publishers’ associations in the European Union and the European Economic Area. FEP is the voice of the great majority of publishers in Europe and engage with policymakers at EU level to defend a policy and legislative framework, including copyright, that allows independent publishing to thrive in Europe and remain an essential gateway for freedom of expression and knowledge.

CDSM Directive, Digital Single Market, European Union, Ukraine

How a licence-based copyright proved to be crisis-proof and fulfilled societal needs

Quentin Deschandelliers (Federation of European Publishers (FEP))/December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 /1 Comment

In 2019, the European Union (EU) adopted its most important copyright reform in the past 20 years with the Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive. This ambitious reform sets a precedent that, given the EU’s status as the world leader in digital regulation and the resultant “Brussels Effect”, may be followed elsewhere. Book…