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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Law 5103/2024: The New Legislative Framework – Provisions for the Promotion of Greek-Language Music

International Lawyers Network on 5/29/2025

On 18/04/2024 the Greek Parliament has enacted Law No. 5103/2024 dealing with the protection and promotion of Greek-language songs as an element of cultural identity. The new law introduces provisions in the form of, on the...more

Commission’s notice on Brexit and copyright: Is it as bad as it sounds?

Hogan Lovells on 4/6/2018

On 28 March 2018 the Commission published a Notice to Stakeholders on the Withdrawal of the UK and EU rules in the field of Copyright. The Notice reminds stakeholders that, unless the UK comes to an agreement with the EU,...more

Tomorrow’s landscape for digital business – The Digital Single Market becomes real!

Hogan Lovells on 1/31/2018

In 2018, we will see new EU legislation being widely implemented as part of the EU Commission’s Digital Single Market (DSM) Strategy. The amendments to the current legal framework are far reaching and will potentially be game...more

Draft regulation on online transmissions and retransmissions – EP ready to negotiate with Council and Commission

Hogan Lovells on 12/14/2017

Drama at the European Parliament: whoever thought the dispute within the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) around the adoption of a new regulation dealing with online transmissions by broadcasters and retransmissions...more

CJEU rules on Cloud Recorder: Transmission constitutes a communication to the public that requires the right holders consent

Hogan Lovells on 12/5/2017

On 29 November 2017, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down a decision on a video recording service that stores TV programmes online in a cloud (C-265/16 – VCAST). ...more

DSM Watch: Leaked Compromise Proposal by JURI on the Draft Regulation on Online Transmissions and Retransmissions by Broadcasters

Hogan Lovells on 11/6/2017

Not long ago, we reported on the Committee on Legal Affairs’ (JURI) decision to temporarily postpone its final vote on the new Copyright Directive (COM(2016) 593). We also pointed to some other copyright-related initiatives...more

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