EU member states approve the Proposal for the Directive
The member states of the EU have on the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) approved the text of the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market that was negotiated in the trilogue.
Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland, Italy and Finland were against the proposal, while Slovenia and Belgium abstained from voting. The members states who were against explained in a joint statement that the Directive is a step back for a digital single market and that does not create balance between the protection of the right holders and the interests of the citizens.
The proposal still has to be approved by the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), which is likely to happen on 26 February 2019. If the proposal is approved, the European Parliament will have to vote on it. On the level of the Council, the ministers of the members states will also have to decide on the proposal. Since the Council can approve the proposal in any composition, this means that in theory the ministers for agriculture could decide on the directive in the final stage.
The 42nd WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was held in Geneva from 9 to 13 May 2022.
Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič is participating in tomorrow’s webinar concerning privacy online. The webinar, organised by the Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, will take place on Tuesday, the 17th May, between 2pm and 3:30 pm. Registration is free.
World IP day 2022 was marked by the CJEU release of the highly anticipated judgement in case C-401/19, Poland v Council and Parliament. At IPI, this day is traditionally celebrated by rounding up the pros and cons of last year’s IP landscape in Slovenia.
