Legal News (Media Law)

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Cookies and other online identifiers are fundamental to running websites and advertising products online. The law in this area remains far from clear despite various sets of guidelines issued by European and national data protection authorities.

The Government recently published proposals for a new Online Safety Bill with the aim of creating a safer online environment.

The obligation on social media platforms to remove defamatory content will be significantly broadened if the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) adopts the Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar in Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland Limited Case C-18/18.

The Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 (“the Act”) was signed into law by the President on 26 June 2019. The Act amends the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 and introduces certain recommendations of the Copyright Review Committee from their 2013 Report.

With the aim of making European copyright laws “fit for the digital age”, the European Parliament recently passed Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market.