ČLAN 17. DIREKTIVE EU O AUTORSKOM I SRODNIM PRAVIMA NA JEDINSTVENOM DIGITALNOM TRŽIŠTU: BURA U „SIGURNOJ LUCI“
ARTICLE 17 OF THE EU DIRECTIVE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET: A STORM IN A “SAFE HARBOR”

Summary/Abstract: At the level of the European Union, providers of online - internet services have enjoyed the benefits of a “safe harbor” for a longer period of time in terms of responsibility for content uploaded by users. Their role was passive, and responsibility arose only in the event that they somehow became involved in the illegal activities of their users. With the adoption of the Directive on copyright and related rights in the digital single market, a complete turnaround took place. Article 17 strengthens the responsibility of service providers, so that they now have the obligation to act proactively with the aim of preventing the availability of content protected by copyright or related rights. Such an obligation is regarded as an obligation to introduce a monitoring filter, which is regarded as a threat to freedom of expression and information, and Article 17 of the Directive was challenged not only in theory, but also before the Court of the European Union. It turns out that the Directive provides sufficient guarantees of freedom of expression and information, and that any restrictions are justified and are proportionate to the goal it seeks to achieve, which is to improve the position of intellectual property rights holders.

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