Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Private copying in Spain: a new look for fair compensation rules

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From our Spanish friend Fidel Porcuna (Bird & Bird) comes some significant news of developments in the bottom left hand corner of the ...
Monday, 19 November 2012

Is the term of protection of copyright too long?

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Last Friday the Republican Study Committee published a policy brief entitled "Three Myths About Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fi...
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Friday, 16 November 2012

Should parents be responsible for their teenager's actions?

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I should rephrase that as: should parents be legally responsible for their teenager's actions? As we all know, teenagers are a law unto...
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Pandora opens up a box of fun

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Pandora, the American streaming music service, has issued legal proceedings in the USA on the basis that the rates currently being offered...
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Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Does Oracle ruling breach WIPO Copyright Treaty?

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Case C-128/11 Oracle v UsedSoft has attracted a good deal of attention and analysis from within Europe, much of it sharply critical -- bu...
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Mobile phone ringtone downloads cause $15 million claim

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The four main Canadian mobile phone providers, Rogers, Telus, Bell and Quebecor have filed a claim against the Society of Composers, Authors...
Monday, 12 November 2012

Assignment of copyright: "done… thanks!"

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A quick post on assignment of copyright further to the decision in MVP Entertainment, Inc., v Mark Frost which was handed down in the Cou...
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French Supreme Court Rules on Catch-up TV

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                                                                       A long-running court battle between French FTA television broadc...