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- Original news
- What is the current position on the obligations facing online service providers to prevent infringements?
- Under the European Commission’s proposed Copyright Directive what new obligations are proposed for online service providers under Article 13?
- How could such obligations work together with the liability privilege providers enjoy under the current E-Commerce Directive?
- What amendments does the draft report propose?
- What should lawyers take from these proposals?
- What are the next steps regarding the proposed Copyright Directive?
Article summary
IP & IT analysis: New rules to put more power in the hands of the rightsholders when dealing with digital copyright infringements by services like YouTube and RapidShare are being considered by EU authorities. John Enser, partner and digital media expert at Olswang LLPs, explores the proposed rules which aim to address the ‘whack-a-mole’ situation that exists currently with IP infringement online.
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