‘YouTube / Cyando – an Important Ruling for Platform Liability’

“The European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling in joined cases C-682/18 (YouTube) and C-683/18 (Cyando), concerning platform liability for copyright-infringing user uploads under Art 3 (1) InfoSoc Directive, has been eagerly awaited for a long time. Such a long time – almost a year has passed since the Advocate General opinion (see here) – that a casual observer of copyright law may conclude that the judgment has lost its practical significance …” (part 1, part 2)

[Julia Reda and Joschka Selinger, Kluwer Copyright Blog, 1 July]

First posted 2021-07-01 16:00:14

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