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Filtering for Copyright Enforcement in Europe after the Sabam cases

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Sabam, a Belgian collective rights management organisation, wanted an internet access provider and a social network site to install a filter system to enforce copyrights. In two recent judgments, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided that the social network site and the internet access provider cannot be required to install the filter system that Sabam asked for. Are these judgments good news for fundamental rights? This article argues that little is won for privacy and freedom of information.

Source: UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2601.09739

Authors: Kulk, Stefan, Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen

Institutions: Utrecht University, IHub, iHub

Language: English

Topic: Intellectual Property Rights and Media

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2109904337

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Cited by: 27

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