Lausen Rechtsanwälte has been named one of the “TOP Law Firms 2022” for copyright law in the ranking of the leading German business news magazine WirtschaftsWoche. The Handelsblatt Research Institute interviewed more than 1,700 lawyers in 220 law firms. The aim of the survey was to nominate the most renowned colleagues. A total of 16… read more
At the event organized by ALAI Germany with the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sports, Dr. Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M. (Lausen Rechtsanwälte) will give a presentation on”Online Piracy in the Book Sector”. The event will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2022 5:00 – 7:00 pm CET Hybrid: At the Instituto Cervantes, Alfons-Goppel-Straße 7, 2nd floor,… read more
We are currently witnessing fundamental changes in Europe regarding the liability and the obligations of platforms for copyright infringements resulting from various parallel developments. 1. the European Court of Justice decision on the YouTube/Uploaded cases on 22nd June 2021 (C-682/18 and C-683/18); 2. national (here: German) legislation implementing Article 17 DSM-Directive (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/790), which… read more
The 29th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference at Emily C. & John E. Hansen Intellectual Property Institutes will be held online April 21-22, 2022. Dr. Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M. (Lausen Rechtsanwälte) will give a presentation on „EU Copyright Developments: A New Cooperative Approach Between Rightsholders and Platforms”. See the preliminary program on page 9… read more
On June 22 the European Court of Justice announced its highly anticipated decision in the YouTube/Uploaded case. The IPKat, Institutet för Immaterialrätt och Marknadsrätt (IFIM), and British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association (BLACA) have been organizing a panel discussion on the content and the consequences of such decision with speakers involved in this matter for… read more
For the 13th time, the U.S. publisher “Best Lawyers”, in cooperation with Handelsblatt, has identified the most renowned German lawyers in various fields of the law. Lausen Rechtsanwälte is honored to be named among the selected few again this year. You will find us under the tab “Best Lawyers” in the fields of media and… read more
The European Court of Justice (CJEU) published its long-awaited decision on the responsibility of internet platforms on 22 June 2021. The facts Subject matter of the proceedings was the video-sharing platform YouTube and the share-hosting platform Uploaded. The CJEU joined two reference proceedings of the German Federal Court of Justice for a joint decision: In… read more
2021 will bring significant change for rightholders and online platforms alike. New regulation is on the horizon, especially for the so-called online content sharing service providers (so called ‘OCSSPs’), i.e. online platforms providing access to content that has been uploaded by the services’ users, such as YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, Scribd, ResearchGate, etc. A history of… read more
Today, many internet services rely on material freely provided by their users as the main source of content offered on their services. In many cases, these platforms have become a primary location where that content is consumed, and they directly compete with ‘established’ content providers such as Spotify, Netflix and others. A major difference between the… read more
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) is an official entity established by the European Union to monitor and ensure the consistent application of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR)” throughout the EU. Its existence and mission are rooted in Art. 68 et seq. GDPR. Within this function, the EDPB regularly issues opinions, guidelines, and recommendations… read more