European Union Copyright Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Advocate General Szpunar’s Opinions in (C-469/17) Funke Medien, (C-476/17) Pelham GmbH and (C-516/17) Spiegel Online
[2019] ERA Forum (Forthcoming)
13 Pages Posted: 23 May 2019
Date Written: April 25, 2019
Abstract
Increasingly, national courts have begun to consider the impact of the Charter of Fundamental Rights on EU copyright law. In (C-469/17) Funke Medien, (C-476/17) Pelham GmbH and (C-516/17) Spiegel Online v Volker Beck, the German Federal Supreme Court has referred a series of important questions about the relationship between the Charter, copyright law and national constitutional norms. This article explores the Opinions of Advocate General Szpunar in those cases and considers some of the broader potential consequences of the approach that he advocates.
Keywords: Copyright, Charter of Fundamental Rights, European Union law, European Convention on Human Rights, Freedom of Expression
JEL Classification: K10
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