New Copyright Legislation in the EU – Towards a New Media and Tech Landscape?

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Phil Sherrell

Partner
UK

I am head of Bird & Bird's London office and a partner in our Media, Entertainment and Sports team, focusing on litigating disputes relating to content and brands.

7 June 2021 was the date by which Member States were required to implement the EU’s DSM Directive, an ambitious effort aimed at developing and harmonising copyright law in a number of key areas, from platform liability to the contractual position of authors; from exceptions for text and data mining to a new right for press publishers.

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