16 Jun, 2023 Dear online intermediaries: Forewarned is forearmed. New ex parte summary proceedings against large-scale online copyright infringement By Alexis Fierens Emma Stockman Anna Cooreman Copyrights are very prone to large-scale infringements in the digital world. The European Commission addressed rightsholders’ concerns in...
13 Feb, 2023 The audiovisual sector in Belgium has been subject to some major changes… And here is why By Emma Stockman Alexis Fierens Alexandra Levi Introduction In November 2018, the European Parliament adopted Directive 2018/1808 amending Directive 2010/13 concerning audiovisual...
03 Mar, 2022 Towards new remuneration rights for authors and performers in the EU: contractual counterparts better watch out By Alexis Fierens Elisabeth Daem Emma Stockman Although Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the digital single market (“DSM Directive”) had to be implemented...
17 Dec, 2021 A new protocol hits content creators, influencers and vloggers (This is not a sponsored post) By Alexis Fierens Elisabeth Daem Emma Stockman On 14 December 2021, the Vlaamse Media Regulator (Flemish Media Regulator, “FMR”) published its so-called Content Creator Protocol...
07 Jan, 2021 ‘Made in Europe?’ The obligation on minimum share and visibility of European works in the catalogues of on-demand audiovisual media service providers By Alexis Fierens Emma Stockman As many Member States are (belatedly) in the process of transposing EU Directive 2018/1808 amending the Audiovisual Media Services...
10 Dec, 2020 Looking outside the window(s): How streaming services have affected cinemas’ monopoly on movie releases By Alexis Fierens Emma Stockman Simon Verschaeve Streaming services have seen an enormous rise in popularity over the past few years. In 2019, in addition to Netflix and other similar...