Top EU court rejects Polish complaint over copyright law
06 May 2022 |
10:51 am
The European Court of Justice has dismissed "the action brought by Poland" against an EU copyright directive. Warsaw argued the 2019 directive violated freedoms of expression and raised concerns about "upload filters."
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