Opinion of the CEIPI on the European Commission’s Copyright Reform Proposal, With a Focus on the Introduction of Neighbouring Rights for Press Publishers in EU Law

Christophe Geiger, Oleksandr Bulayenko and Giancarlo Frosio Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies, Link Summary: Among its key features, the European Commission’s planned copyright reform proposes to introduce in EU copyright law neighbouring rights for press publishers.[1] This proposal is (i) contrary to the objective of creating a Single Digital Market, (ii) detrimental for authors’ [...]