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Belgium: A model for the transposition of the EU anti-SLAPP Directive – Dirk Voorhoof

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* This guest post was written by Dirk Voorhoof, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University and Legal Human Academy

In its judgment of 15 March 2022 in the case of OOO Memo v. Russia, the ECtHR warned for “the risks that court proceedings instituted with a view to limiting public participation bring for democracy“.

This approach referred to an earlier comment by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe calling for urgent action against “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPPs).

Especially in defamation cases the ECtHR has found violations [Read more…] about Belgium: A model for the transposition of the EU anti-SLAPP Directive – Dirk Voorhoof

Hyperlinking at one’s own risk – CJEU in GS Media / Sanoma

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By Joran Spauwen and Jens van den Brink[1]

The GS Media decision[2] of 8 September 2016 is the latest chapter in the case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) on hyperlinking and copyright. Some consider it a questionable outcome with drastic restrictions on the freedom to link, and consequently of the freedom of information. Others feel the GS Media decision is merely a logical consequence of CJEU’s previous case law on the copyright holder’s exclusive right to ‘communicate his work to the public’. In any event, the decision has caused quite a stir, which may in part be due to the racy facts underlying this [Read more…] about Hyperlinking at one’s own risk – CJEU in GS Media / Sanoma

Top rankings for media team Kennedy Van der Laan

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The two most authoritative legal rankings for lawyers have recently been published: Chambers and Legal 500. The Kennedy Van der Laan media team has again been awarded top rankings in both guides in the category media and entertainment (see Chambers and Legal 500).

Jens van den Brink is mentioned as ‘notable practitioner’ in the Chambers ranking: “Jens van den Brink has been especially active recently in handling defamation and copyright disputes for broadcasters and newspapers. Clients say he is “very good, he knows what he is talking about and he always reacts very promptly.” He advised UPC Nederland on a dispute in which a German rights holder organisation was seeking to disclose the identity of UPC subscribers who had exchanged pirated movies.” Legal500 [Read more…] about Top rankings for media team Kennedy Van der Laan

Rechtbank: Retweet is not (necessarily) an Endorsement

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Vorige week donderdag deed de rechtbank Den Haag uitspraak in de Context-zaak, waarin veroordelingen zijn uitgesproken voor deelname aan een criminele organisatie met terroristisch oogmerk (de ‘jihadzaak’). In deze zaak werd de verdachten onder meer verweten dat ze opruiende jihadistische tweets hadden geretweet. De rechtbank boog zich over de vraag of het retweeten van dat soort berichten op zichzelf strafbaar kan [Read more…] about Rechtbank: Retweet is not (necessarily) an Endorsement

Court of Appeal of The Hague Allows Image Right Claim of Turkish Woman

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dansende mensen in een discotheekOn 24 August 2010 the Court of Appeal of The Hague rendered a judgment in an image right case. In this judgment, the Court of Appeal allowed the claim of a Turkish woman who argued that she had become ‘socially isolated’ as [Read more…] about Court of Appeal of The Hague Allows Image Right Claim of Turkish Woman

Meta Search Engine Gaspedaal.nl Infringing

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Court of The Hague, 11 February 2009, Wegener ICT Media B.V./Innoweb B.V.

After the Court had ruled in preliminary relief proceedings at the end of 2007 that the search engine Gaspedaal.nl could search and partly copy the used car offers of Autotrack.nl (and other car sites) Newsletter January 2008, the Court has now ruled in proceedings on the merits that this is no longer allowed. [Read more…] about Meta Search Engine Gaspedaal.nl Infringing