MVV381K Liability, Upload Filters and Transparency – How the EU tackles challenges posed by Online Platforms

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Prof. Dr. Philipp Homar (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jelizaveta Juřičková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D.
Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV381K/01: Mon 20. 11. 16:00–17:40 041, Tue 21. 11. 16:00–17:40 041, 18:00–19:40 041, Wed 22. 11. 16:00–17:40 041, 18:00–19:40 041
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 25/30, only registered: 1/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course deals with challenges of online platforms (eg YouTube, TikTok, Instagram) and the approaches to tackling these challenges in the European legal framework. The focus is on the liability of platform providers for copyright infringing uploads by platform users, upload filters and the transparency of search results.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be:
- able to understand legal challenges posed by online platforms with regard to copyright infringements and transparency.
- familiar with the obligations which the European legal framework (especially the Digital Services Act, the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and the Platform-to-Business-Regulation) imposes on platform providers.
- able to critically evaluate legal approaches to addressing challenges posed by online platforms.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course and to legal challenges posed by online platforms
  • 2. Liability of platform providers for copyright infringing uploads
  • 3. Liability of platform providers for trademark infringements
  • 4. Upload Filters and approaches to mitigating risks of overblocking
  • 5. Transparency of rankings and search results
Literature
  • A reading list will be provided.
Teaching methods
Interactive classroom lectures, discussion
Assessment methods
Multiple choice test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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