A Digital Single Market, First Stop to the Metaverse: Counterlife of Copyright Protection Wanted

Abstract

Directive 2019/790 prepares the EU’s copyright system for a Digital Single Market. Its implementation of a de facto strict liability for platforms has led to an increased need for automatic content recognition, which in turn has caused an increased need for sufficient safeguards of unauthorized but legal use that falls under an exception or limitation. This chapter is focusing on how to provide this breathing space for copyrighted works, especially in view of the emergence of the metaverse.