Silke von Lewinski, Author at Kluwer Copyright Blog

CJEU, Communication (right of), Digital Single Market, European Union, Legislative process, Liability

Comments on Article 13 and related provisions in the JURI Committee Report for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

Silke von Lewinski (Franklin Pierce Center for IP, Univ. of NH)/September 3, 2018March 20, 2019 /1 Comment

In the run-up to the Plenary vote of the European Parliament in June and again currently, some academics and other voices have criticized the JURI Committee Report especially on Article 13 of the Proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Among others, they purport that these proposals would contravene the acquis…

CJEU, Communication (right of), Digital Single Market, European Union, Exceptions and Limitations, Legislative process, Liability, Making available (right of)

Comments on the ‘value gap’ provisions in the European Commission’s Proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (Article 13 and Recital 38)

Silke von Lewinski (Franklin Pierce Center for IP, Univ. of NH)/April 10, 2017March 20, 2019 /Leave a comment

In the current debates on the ‘value gap’ provisions in the European Commission’s DSM proposal (Art. 13 and Recital 38, see here and, e.g., here), it has been suggested that these provisions would modify the current scope of the exclusive right of communication /making available to the public and the liability exemptions of the E-commerce…