Netherlands: IT and Internet

La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne a rendu une décision majeure concernant le géoblocage et le droit d'auteur transfrontalier dans l'affaire opposant l'Anne Frank Fonds à plusieurs organismes ayant publié en ligne les manuscrits d'Anne Frank. Cette affaire soulève des questions cruciales sur la protection des œuvres dont le statut juridique varie selon les États membres de l'UE.

A Dutch court has dismissed an interim relief request seeking to suspend a government prohibition on Kyndryl's acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch IT services provider that hosts the DigiD digital identity platform. The ruling addresses concerns about potential US access to sensitive government data while criticizing the State Secretary's handling of transparency and document disclosure during the proceedings.

On May 25, 2026, the Dutch government blocked the proposed acquisition of Dutch cloud services provider Solvinity by U.S.-based Kyndryl, citing alleged public interest concerns under the Netherlands...

We live in a digital age where access to information has never been easier. No longer having to scroll through complex and endless spreadsheets and obtain an analytical degree...

Recently the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important ruling for copyright holders, providers of online platforms and intermediaries dealing with copyright protection...

Recently a UK court ruled in favour of the software licensor SAP against Diageo in a case concerning Diageo's indirect use of SAP software.

Dutch telecom and internet providers are no longer required to retain the telephone and internet traffic data of their customers.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority confirmed its earlier position that combining personal data from various services without the prior unambiguous consent of individuals violates Dutch data protection laws.

A Dutch Court ruled on the ECJ judgment regarding the "right to be forgotten," finding that an internet search engine did not have an obligation to delete search results naming the plaintiff.