Stibbeblog | Digital Law

In a judgment dated 22 June 2021, the CJEU clarifies the liability framework of online platform operators when content protected by copyright is uploaded by platform users.

This blog analyses the Star Taxi App case law in the light of the Uber case law and the Airbnb case law. The three judgments have in common the question of the qualification of services as Information Society Services.

On 14 January 2021, the Constitutional Court validated a legislative measure requiring the inclusion of fingerprints on Belgian eID. According to the Court, it is not contrary to the right to privacy and the right to protection of personal data.

According to the Advocate General, operators of online platforms are not directly liable for the illegal uploading of protected works by the users of those platforms.

The European Court of Justice has issued a landmark judgement in the Schrems II-case that reshapes data transfer rules from EU to non-adequate third countries, impacting the regulatory landscape significantly.

In a  decision dated 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA imposed a record administrative fine of 600.000 EUR against Google Belgium for non-compliance with the GDPR.

On 9 July 2020, the CJEU clarified the scope of the right of information in the context of IP rights infringement proceedings.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has just declared the Privacy Shield Decision invalid, in its entirety.

As part of the New Deal for Consumers, aimed to strengthen EU consumer protection in light of the digital era, a new Directive 2019/2161 of 27 November 2019 has been adopted.

The Belgian Data Protection Authority has recently adopted a broad view of the right to access one's personal data.

The Court of Justice of the European Union recently ruled that a website using Facebook's "Like" plugin may be seen as a joint-controller with Facebook for visitors' data collection.

The GDPR is everywhere, also in M&A cases. This article covers some practical points how to cope with GDPR during a deal from beginning to end.