20 Years of the Copyright Directive and the Future of EU Copyright Law

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Year: 2022
• Author: Alain Strowel

Speaker

Alain Strowel is professor of law at the UCLouvain and the University Saint-Louis, Brussels where he teaches intellectual property, media law and EU IT law. He also gives copyright and design courses in two advanced masters in IP and IT law at the KULeuven and Munich IP Law Center. He is avocat at the Brussels bar since 1988. His experience focuses on intellectual property and Internet law. He is a trustee of the European Law Academy in Trier and was elected to the Academia Europaea in 2012. Since 2019, he chairs the IP working group of the All European Academies of which he is a member since 2011. Today his research focuses on data governance and the law of artificial intelligence and online platforms.

Topic

This e-presentation provides an overview of the latest legal developments and case law related to copyright since the adoption of Directive 2001/21 in the European Union (EU) Member States. The presentation delves into the impact of recent near-term legal developments, including the adoption of the Digital Services Act and the potential reform aimed at addressing the challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The presentation will provide insights into how the implementation of the Directive has influenced the legal landscape in the EU and how it has shaped the current copyright framework. It will also discuss the impact of recent legal developments on copyright, such as the proposed Digital Services Act, which aims to establish new rules for online platforms and ensure greater accountability and transparency in online content management.

Additionally, the presentation will highlight the potential challenges and opportunities of AI for copyright law, including the impact of automated content creation, copyright infringement detection, and licensing. It will explore the possible legal reforms that may be required to address these challenges and ensure the appropriate protection of copyright in the digital age.

Related documents

Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC

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