“Because of the internet and globalization, copyright infringements often have a cross-border character. If you post a blog illustrated by an image which you found on internet, you can be sued by the copyright holder of the image before the courts in all 27 EU Member States. This blog post focuses on geo-blocking as a tool to prevent being sued in Member States for cross-border copyright infringements. The latter topic will be viewed from various legal perspectives namely private international law, copyright law, EU law, in particular the Geo-blocking Regulation, the right to information, freedom of expression and cross-border trade …” (more)
[Birgit van Houtert, Maastricht University, 31 May]
First posted 2022-06-01 14:30:13
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