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The General Court of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that a person can sue for copyright infringement in the courts of their own Member State if the allegedly infringing material is accessible online in that Member State.

Apple recently announced the launch of the iCloud service which marks its most significant move into the world of cloud computing.

The Minister of Finance of Ireland, Michael Noonan, had made attempts to enact the Ireland's Betting (Amendment) Bill to introduce a new tax rate for online bookmakers and betting exchanges.

If you are reading this on an internet browser you may be relieved to know that you are not infringing copyright law.

The Berec Board of Regulators invites comments until 19 February 2025 on the Draft BEREC Report on the regulation of physical infrastructure access.

Last week, the European Central Bank ("ECB") released its horizontal analysis of the most recent Outsourcing Registers submitted by significant institutions (SIs).

The following is an update on relevant EU legal developments which will have an impact on doing business in the European Union.

The European Commission has challenged the practice by car rental companies of using consumers’ countries of origin and IP addresses to determine the price that they are charged.

The application period for the much discussed new gTLD system will open for a three month window from 12 January 2012.

The Commission of European Securities Regulators (CESR) has issued a finalised set of guidelines on risk management and the calculation of global exposure and counterparty risk for UCITS1

The DSA is designed to provide greater online safety, imposing obligations on the providers of various online intermediary services, such as social media and e-commerce websites.

The Digital Services Act ("DSA") applies to a wide variety of online services, ranging from websites to social networks and online platforms, with a view to "creating a safer...

Google has signed an Undertaking with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office ("ICO") in which it agrees to amend certain aspects of its 2012 Privacy Policy.

The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources takes a step closer to roll-out of its new National Broadband Plan.

As previously discussed by Matheson, the Geo-Blocking Regulation (the "Regulation") has been in force throughout the EU since 3 December 2018.

In a much anticipated judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union yesterday in "Svensson v Retriever Sverige AB" held that hyperlinking freely available Internet content on another website does not amount to an unlawful "communication to the public".

Regulatory scrutiny of threats to cyber security continues apace with the commencement by the Central Bank of its cyber security themed inspections on certain firms.

Following the High Court decision in EMI and Others v. UPC in October of 2010 and a consultation process which began in the summer of 2011, the Irish government have published draft legislation, which, if passed, will give rights holders the ability to take legal action against internet service providers and other intermediaries whose networks and services are being used by copyright infringers.