The CJEU neutralises the reciprocity rule of Article 2(7) of the Berne Convention for works originating in a third country in the EEA

We are facing a major legal turning point: the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) neutralizes the rule of reciprocity provided for in Article 2(7) of the Berne Convention for works coming from a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA). This evolution directly impacts design and copyright actors, as it confirms the extension of the scope of copyright harmonisation to the European scale. In the following lines, we present the k…