Copyright and Online Market Regulation in the EU
Mario Cistaro is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. The recent decision of the CJEU in C‑263/18 (Tom Kabinet) has further confirmed that the advent of the digital world has reshaped...
Category: European Union
Filter or Die: EU Copyright Directive Risks Chilling Global Content Creation and Access
Joe Rabinovitsj is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Article 17 of the European Union’s Digital Single Market Copyright Directive (DSMCD) fully exposes online platforms and service providers to liability for...
The E.U and Warren and Facebook, Oh My!
Alexander Glossman is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Help Us Understand What’s Happening. What’s going on? -It’s annoying or not interesting -I think it shouldn’t be on Facebook...
Has Adidas Lost its Stripes? The Battle to Protect the Adidas Three-Stripe Mark
Kiana Robinson is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. The sportswear and athletic footwear company Adidas has been having quite a busy year defending the three-stripe mark in American and European...
Should Taste Be Copyrightable? The Court of Justice of the European Union Thinks Not
A few months ago, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that taste cannot be copyrighted. The case arose between two competing cheese dip makers: Levola and Smilde. Levola, a Dutch company,...
Dark Patterns: We May or May Not Realize We’re Being Tricked
Have you ever received a bunch of annoying promotional e-mails and let them stuck in your inbox because you hardly find the “unsubscribe” button in the e-mail? Or have you ever made a hasty...
EU’s New Copyright Directive: Will the U.S. Follow Suit?
The copyright directive that the European Parliament adopted in March (“the Directive”) won final approval from the European Council last month. Member states have two years to integrate its requirements into their own national...
The Impact of the GDPR
After four years of preparation and debate the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) was finally approved by the EU Parliament on April 14, 2016, coming in to effect on May 25, 2018. Nine...
What Does EU’s New Copyright Law Mean for Online Service Providers?
A new copyright directive approved by the European Union on February 13 might fundamentally change the landscape for online service providers (OSPs). While the bill still awaits confirmation from European Parliament, once formally approved,...