The knottiest of Gordian knots: Article 17 of the Copyright Directive

This article analyses the much-debated art.17 of the EU Copyright Directive (Directive 2019/790) in the light of last year’s comprehensive European Commission guidance. The aim of the guidance is to support a correct and coherent transposition of art.17 across the EU27. Following the recent landmark judgment in Poland v European Parliament and Council of the EU (C-401/19) , some commentators have now suggested that it might be timely for the European Commission to issue further guidance on art.17 .