The CJEU judgment in the “Polish challenge” case (C-401/19)

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Prof. Dr. Eleonora Rosati

Of Counsel
Italy

I am an Of Counsel in the IP team, and work between Milan and London on copyright and trade mark issues. I am also a law academic and have authored hundreds of articles on IP issues, including multiple scholarly articles and books on EU IP law.

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Pawel Lipski

Partner
Poland

I am a partner in our Commercial team in Warsaw. My main focus is on copyright law, digital transformation and e-commerce. I combine expertise in technology and retail & consumer regulations.

In the judgment delivered on 26 April 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the action of the Republic of Poland to annul the Article 17 of Directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market. The Court ruled that, in drafting Article 17, EU legislature provided appropriate safeguards to protect freedom of expression/information and gave important guidance on the application of the new liability regime in practice.

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