Digital TMT and Sourcing Notes

The European Parliament votes in the EU Copyright Directive including controversial Articles 11 and 13

Political agreement reached on controversial EU Digital Copyright Directive: A fair and balanced result?

Following a turbulent course of lengthy negotiations and delays, political agreement was finally reached by the European Commission, European Parliament …

From Paris With Love: Latest Brexit Twist for Audiovisual Media Services Industry

NO DEAL PLANNING FULL STEAM AHEAD? With just under 2 months to go before the UK is due to exit the EU and the possibility of a no-deal Brexit still …

Digital TMT and Sourcing Predictions 2019

  2018 was a landmark year for digital TMT and sourcing. Against the backdrop of the UK's impending departure from the EU, there were a wealth of …

Updates to AVMS Directive enter into force

As part of its Digital Single Market Strategy and following extensive consultation in 2015, in May 2016 the European Commission adopted new legislative …

Audiovisual Media Services: Council approval upgrades the EU framework for a digital age

On 6 November 2018, the Council of the European Union formally adopted a new directive revising the existing Audiovisual Media Services Directive …

Audiovisual media services: Back to the 80's?!

On 19 March 2018, the European Commission published a notice to stakeholders on the consequences of Brexit for audiovisual media services. This makes it …

Ofcom reports on ISP compliance with the EU net neutrality regulation and the FCC suggest amendments to the 2015 Order in the US

Ofcom has recently published its annual report monitoring internet service providers' ("ISP") compliance with the EU Net Neutrality Regulation (the …

New content portability rules published in the EU Official Journal

On 30 June 2017, the new regulation on cross-border content portability was published in the EU Official Journal. Under the Regulation EU citizens will …

End of retail roaming charges in the EU

15 June 2017 marked the end of retail roaming charges across the EEA. The European Commission's 2015 regulation on roaming and net neutrality (the …

European Commission publishes new version of open source licence

The European Commission has released a new version of the European Union Public Licence ("EUPL"), a tool for publishing any copyright work under an open …

Council of the EU's position on new rules for supply of digital content

On 8 June 2017, the Council of the EU adopted its position on a proposed directive setting out new rules for business-to-consumer contracts for the …