The 'Link Tax' under the EU Copyright Directive: Seeking a Balance of Interests in the Digital Age

摘要

In 2019, the EU adopted a new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the DSM Directive), which introduces the new publishers' right under art. 15 (a so-called "link tax"). This Opinion considers the implications of this provision, referred to as the most controversial one, and its impact upon the digital publishing world.