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Collective management organisations ("CMOs") represent the combined copyrights of their members, with one society typically managing a given right or set of rights for all artists in a given country...

On 30 March 2016, the President of the Commercial Court of Antwerp (the "President") gave its ruling in a dispute relating to the use of protected trademarks as a domain name by a third party.

On 6 December 2012, the European Commission published the results of an EU-wide screening of websites selling games, books, videos and music which can be downloaded to a computer or mobile device.

EURid, the .EU domain name Registry, recently announced that from 19 October 2019 internationally-based EU citizens will be able to register a .EU domain name.

The Guidelines recall that the ECJ's judgment has made it clear that search engine operators process personal data and therefore qualify as data controllers.

E-commerce is omnipresent in Belgium where consumers increasingly purchase products online.

A Hogan Lovells study comparing regulatory requirements in the European Union, China, and the United States shows the complexity and uncertainty of the regulatory framework relevant to Internet of Things (IoT) in Europe.

On 17 February 2024, the EU Digital Services Act became fully applicable to online intermediaries and platforms (online marketplaces, social networks, content-sharing platforms, etc.) operating in Europe.

The European Parliament has approved a comprehensive reform of the Union Customs Code, marking the most significant overhaul of EU customs law since the Customs Union's establishment. This reform introduces groundbreaking digital infrastructure including an EU Customs Data Hub and a new EU Customs Authority, fundamentally transforming how businesses and customs authorities interact across member states while addressing the explosive growth of e-commerce imports.

On 16 November 2015, the Mons Court of Appeal (the "Court") handed down a judgment in a dispute between Verabel, a trademark holder, and Verandas Confort, which used the word 'Verabel' as a Google AdWord.

In a press release issued on 15 April 2015, the European Commission addressed the following issues regarding the Google case...

The EU Commission has unveiled a comprehensive proposal for the EU KIDS Act, introducing graduated age restrictions on children's social media access and extensive design limitations for online services. If enacted, the regulation would prohibit children under 15 from opening social media accounts on platforms with "risky features," while imposing strict functionality requirements and age assurance obligations across the digital ecosystem.

In September 2012, the French Competition Authority had adopted a decision against Orange in the sector of reciprocal interconnection services for internet connectivity...

On 5 June 2014, the ECJ held that browsing websites without first obtaining the authorisation from the copyright holder does not infringe copyright.

On 20 March 2019, the European Commission announced that it had issued a decision imposing a € 1.49 billion fine on Google for breaching Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

The proposed CADA, which was published on June 3, 2026, and is part of the EU's Tech Sovereignty Package, aims to establish the most comprehensive framework yet for regulating cloud services in Europe.

The European Commission has imposed interim measures requiring Meta to restore third-party AI assistant access to WhatsApp's Business API, marking a significant enforcement action under Article 102 TFEU. This decision addresses Meta's alleged abuse of dominant position by excluding competing AI assistants while maintaining access only for its own Meta AI. The case raises critical questions about competition enforcement in emerging digital markets and whether early foreclosure effects can irreversibly streng

On 16 September 2015, the Court of Appeal of Brussels applied the reasoning adopted by the Court of Justice of the European Union in UsedSoft to a case relating to the delivery of defective software programs.