General rules on direct and indirect liability for copyright infringement instead of Art. 13
Kat gap As the debate around the draft Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market continues to unfold [Katposts here ] , The IPKat is happy to publish the following contribution by Ansgar Ohly and Matthias Leistner (both LMU München) concerning their proposal – which will be hosted in full on the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (JIPLP) – concerning Article 13, that is the value gap (or transfer of value) proposal. Here’s what Ansgar and Matthias write: After lengthy discussion in the Council and in the European Parliament, the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market ( 2016/0280(COD) ) has now entered the trilogue. The most recent meeting took place on 26 November. Two more meetings are planned until the end of the year, and the ambitious goal is to reach a result by January 2019. Much of the discussion in Parliament as well as in the media has been about the proposed Art. 13, which concerns the liability of...