AG Szpunar on VCAST: Copyright and the Cloud
Abstract
On 7 September 2017, AG Szpunar delivered his opinion on Case C-265/16, VCAST. The case concerns the question of whether the private copying exception covers the services of an online platform that allows users to store copies of free-to-air TV programmes in private cloud storage spaces. AG Szpunar’s proposed answer was a mixed one: while cloud copying, in general, should be considered covered by the exception, the specific service offered by VCAST should not.
Case notes, Copyright, frontpage, online platform, private copying exception
Bibtex
Online publication{Quintais2017b,
title = {AG Szpunar on VCAST: Copyright and the Cloud},
author = {Quintais, J. and Rendas, T.},
url = {http://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2017/10/09/ag-szpunar-vcast-copyright-cloud/},
year = {1009},
date = {2017-10-09},
abstract = {On 7 September 2017, AG Szpunar delivered his opinion on Case C-265/16, VCAST. The case concerns the question of whether the private copying exception covers the services of an online platform that allows users to store copies of free-to-air TV programmes in private cloud storage spaces. AG Szpunar’s proposed answer was a mixed one: while cloud copying, in general, should be considered covered by the exception, the specific service offered by VCAST should not.},
keywords = {Case notes, Copyright, frontpage, online platform, private copying exception},
}