Study on Dynamic Blocking Injunctions in the European Union (EUIPO)
(with Olexandr Bulayenko) On the basis of the analysis of norms, cases and practices in the EU and 12+1 selected Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Fran…
World Intermediary Liability Map (WILMap)
It's all linked: How communication to the public affects internet architecture
The architecture of the Internet is changing. A novel expansive construction of communication and making available to the public has been shaking the Internet e…
The Oxford Handbook of Online Intermediary Liability
(Oxford University Press, edited by Giancarlo Frosio) The theoretical—and market—background against which the intermediary liability debate developed has chang…
Algorithmic Enforcement Online
in Paul Torremans, ed., Intellectual Property and Human Rights (4th edition, Kluwer Law Int’l, forthcoming 2020), 709-744 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is incre…
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Safeguarding User Freedoms in Implementing Article 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive: Recommendations from European Academics
The implementation of Art. 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market (C-DSM) Directive is ongoing. In particular, the multi-stakeholder dialogue under Ar…
Reforming the C-DSM Reform: a User-Based Copyright Theory for Commonplace Creativity
A few years ago, Nellie Kroes warned that because of ill-adapted laws to technological development, “every day citizens […] across the EU break the law just to…
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Filtering Facebook: Introducing Dolphins in the Net, a New Stanford CIS White Paper - OR - Why Internet Users and EU Policymakers Should Worry about the Advocate General’s Opinion in Glawischnig-Piesczek
Filtering Facebook: Introducing Dolphins in the Net, a New Stanford CIS White Paper OR Why Internet Users and EU Policymakers Should Worry about the Advocate Ge…
INTERMEDIÁRIOS DE INTERNET E LIBERDADE DE EXPRESSÃO: O MAPA DA BUSCA DE UM DELICADO EQUILÍBRIO REGULATÓRIO
(Google translated) Visit Dissenso.org for full post. On May 16, the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society has launched an important tool f…
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Right to be forgotten and global delisting: some news from Spain
In a recent ruling, the Spanish Audiencia Nacional – the high court that referred the Google Spain case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – h…
Why Keep a Dog and Bark Yourself? From Intermediary Liability to Responsibility
Since the enactment of the first safe harbours and liability exemptions for online intermediaries, market conditions have radically changed. Originally, interme…
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Academics Recommend to Drop Filtering Obligations from the EU Copyright Reform
As you might have noticed, there is a lot of activism on the copyright/intermediary liability side in Europe at the moment. Hence, I'm here announcing anoth…
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Kharitonov v Russia Will Set Boundaries for Constitutionally Acceptable Website (Over)Blocking
The European Court of Human Rights will soon hear a key case on website blocking and freedom of expression online - Kharitonov v Russia (app no. 10795/14). The…