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Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Analysis and Implementation of the New Directive. Introducing the impact of Brexit on Copyright law. Issue 5

29 januari 2020

Following the referendum of 23 June 2016 on the membership of the United Kingdom (« UK ») to the European Union (« EU ») (referendum on Brexit), the UK notified its intention to withdraw from the EU to the European Council on 29 March 2017. This officially activated the application of Article 50 of the Treaty on EU (1).

After several months of negotiations, on 25 November 2018, the UK and the EU have reached an agreement on the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the framework of their future relationships (« the Withdrawal Agreement ») (2). The Withdrawal Agreement indicates in particular a transition period until 31 December 2020 which can be extended once, for one or two years (3).