Publishing Rights In Online Use – Recent Developments

Digital technologies continue to influence and transform the printed publication industry, much like their impact in various other sectors. In fact, considering the findings of a 2021 EU Commission survey, which revealed that 72% of internet users aged 16 to 74 in the EU were found to access newspapers and magazines online, it is not hard to imagine that this percentage has increased in the recent years.

Amidst these developments, the European Union ("EU) adopted the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market ("the Directive") to improve copyright laws to better address the challenges arising from the complexities brought by the digital environment. The Directive sought to create uniformity in copyright regulations across EU member states, aligning them more closely with the requirements of the digital age. In this scope, the Directive, as we reported in our article published last year, brings improvements regarding the right of content creators to enter