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

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Jonathan Griffiths

Queen Mary University of London, School of Law

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

Suggested Citation

Griffiths, Jonathan, 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 (April 25, 2019). [2019] ERA Forum (Forthcoming), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3378153

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