Copy That! Ireland Implements EU Copyright Directive

As we outlined previously here, Ireland has become the seventh EU Member State to implement the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market ((EU) 2019/790) (CDSM Directive) on 19 November 2021. It did so under the European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021 (Irish Regulations). Implementation of the CDSM Directive in Ireland marks a significant evolution in Irish copyright law, amending the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 to reflect international developments.

While the Irish Regulations broadly implement the CDSM Directive, they provide further clarity and guidance. This Briefing examines differences in transposition between the CDSM Directive and the Irish Regulations, how this elucidates the key issues of the CDSM Directive and potential gaps which remain.