Ukraine

CDSM Directive, Digital Single Market, European Union, Ukraine

(Federation of European Publishers (FEP))/ /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…

Damages, Remedies, Ukraine

(Counsel, Vasil Kisil and Partners)/ /1 Comment

Since July 22, 2018, a new mechanism for calculation of the amount of statutory damages has become effective in Ukraine. From now on a court should determine damages based on the license fee the infringer would have paid to obtain the rightsholder’s permission. The old method for calculating statutory damages, namely “choosing” from the range…