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Cross-border portability of online content services: mandatory obligations, residency verification, contractual and copyright issues, and enforcement under Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 (EU/EEA)

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Portability of online content services under Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 (the EU Portability Regulation)

This Practice Note explores portability of online content services within the internal market pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1128. It explains the central requirement on certain service providers to make content accessible to European citizens who are temporarily in another Member State, and considers implications for copyright and enforcement. It also outlines the rules governing cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market.

It covers:

  • Background
  • The mandatory portability obligation
  • Residency verification
  • Application to free services
  • Contractual provisions
  • Copyright and rights holder issues
  • Information requirements
  • Enforcement

Note

The EU Portability Regulation was amended in 2017 (see Corrigendum). The Corrigendum did not amend the Recitals. Although the consolidated version on EUR-Lex does not include them, they have not been removed or revised by the Corrigendum, so they remain in force and are cited in this Practice Note. The Recitals can be found here...

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