Council of the European Union gave its green light to the new Copyright Directive

2019-04-16T08:48:50+00:0015 April 2019|Categories: EU Law, IP Law, Legislative Updates, Market trends|Tags: , , |

On 26 March 2019, Members of the European Parliament adopted the new Copyright Directive in plenary by 348 votes in favour, 274 against and 36 abstentions. This vote marked the end of the legislative process for the European Parliament that began in 2016. The text adopted by the European Parliament needed Read More

The free movement of goods may be restricted on grounds of protection of copyright

2012-06-21T20:00:26+00:0021 June 2012|Categories: EU Law, IP Law|Tags: , |

In its Judgement in Case C-5/11 Titus Alexander Jochen Donner, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that a Member State may bring an action under national criminal law against a transporter for the offence of aiding and abetting the prohibited distribution of copyright-protected works on national territory, Read More

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