Germany: ECJ rules on platform liability for copyright-infringing user uploads
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ECJ rules on platform liability for copyright-infringing user uploads
On 22 June 2021, the European Court of Justice issued a Joint Ruling of the cases C-682/18 (Youtube) and C-683/18 (Cyando), denying a direct platform liability for user uploads that infringe copyright. The ruling clarifies whether the scope of Art…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
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2018-09-13
under investigation
2021-06-22
in force