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ARTICLE · 07 DECEMBER 2015

Digital Single Market Update - 01 Dec 2015

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The Commission has published Roadmaps, dated October 2015, on the new initiatives it has announced.

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Tim Johnson
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Since our last Bulletin, the Commission has announced its Work Programme 2016, and in the Communication published on 27 October 2015, the Commission confirmed that in reference to the Digital Single Market ("DSM"), "in December [they] will present [their] vision for a more modern, more European approach on copyright to take account of the digital revolution" (page 6). A legislative proposal on the portability of digital content across borders is therefore expected to be released at the end of December 2015. Various other legislative proposals, including those relating to digital contract rights, the free flow of data, geo-blocking and VAT for electronic commerce will follow in 2016.

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