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Update: European Parliament approves copyright reform

Earlier this month, we reported that the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament had approved an amended EU copyright evaluation report (the “Report”) outlining a reform of copyright law in the European Union. On July 9, 2015 the plenary of the European Parliament voted to accept the Report with several changes. Notably, the Parliament removed … Continue reading

Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament approves copyright reform

The Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament recently approved an amended EU copyright evaluation report (the “Report”) by its member Julia Reda outlining a reform of copyright law in the European Union. The Report aims at evaluating the current legal framework (especially Directive 2001/29/EC, “InfoSoc-Directive”; Directive 2004/48/EC, “Enforcement Directive”; and Directive 2009/24/EC, “Software … Continue reading
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