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EU – US Privacy Shield adequacy decision incorporated into the EEA Agreement
On 12 July 2016 the European Commission adopted an "adequacy decision" allowing for the transatlantic transfer of personal data from the EU to the US in …
New content portability rules published in the EU Official Journal
On 30 June 2017, the new regulation on cross-border content portability was published in the EU Official Journal. Under the Regulation EU citizens will …
End of retail roaming charges in the EU
15 June 2017 marked the end of retail roaming charges across the EEA. The European Commission's 2015 regulation on roaming and net neutrality (the …
European Commission publishes new version of open source licence
The European Commission has released a new version of the European Union Public Licence ("EUPL"), a tool for publishing any copyright work under an open …
Council of the EU's position on new rules for supply of digital content
On 8 June 2017, the Council of the EU adopted its position on a proposed directive setting out new rules for business-to-consumer contracts for the …
Council of the EU publishes Progress Report on draft EU ePrivacy Regulation
Last month the Council of the European Union published its progress report on the first draft of the ePrivacy Regulation (the "Draft Regulation"). The …
EU Council publishes Progress Report on draft EU ePrivacy Regulation
On 15 May 2017, the Council of the European Union published its progress report (the "Report") on the first draft of the ePrivacy Regulation (the "Draft …
EU-US Privacy Shield first annual review announced following a challenging introduction
On 12 July 2016, the European Commission adopted an “adequacy decision” allowing for the transatlantic transfer of personal data from the EU to the US in …
Commission, Parliament and Council agreement on wholesale roaming charges
On 1 February 2017, the European Commission announced that the Commission, European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached an informal …
ITV & Others v TVCatchup: CJEU rules s.73 CDPA defence not applicable to online streaming of live TV broadcasts
The CJEU has issued its ruling on the latest question referred to it in the long-running dispute between ITV (and others) and TVCatchup, as to whether …
New EU content portability regime agreed with concerns still remaining about its potential impact on territorial licensing models
Agreement was reached by the European Parliament, the Member States and the European Commission on Tuesday 7 February 2017 in respect of a new regulation …
Shielded from Attack? Legal challenges to the EU-US Privacy Shield launched
In an arguably predictable data development, the Irish privacy advocacy group, Digital Rights Ireland, has issued proceedings to challenge the EU-US …
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