Friday, 25 April 2014

The ACI Adam and UPC Telekabel judgments: time to legalise file-sharing?

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From Joao Quintais and Christina Angelopoulos comes the following note, with a timely reminder concerning the forthcoming Information Influx...
Thursday, 24 April 2014

Supreme Court's decision in Aereo could have a significant impact on other technologies

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In the recent oral hearing, U.S. Supreme Court appeared a little unsure of whether to rule against Aereo Inc in the major copyright case ...
Wednesday, 23 April 2014

The CopyKat - on World Book and Copyright Day

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Tom Lehrer in 1960 A fascinating post on TechDirt on the refreshing attitude to copyright from Tom Lehrer,  the American singer-songwrit...
Wednesday, 16 April 2014

The CopyKat - hoping to find a new public

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It seems that 84% of all the content Spanish internet users consumed in 2013 was - well - illegal. The statistics come from a new report f...
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Friday, 11 April 2014

External competence to negotiate copyright protection treaties: who can do it for the EU?

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Case C‑114/12 European Commission v Council of the European Union nearly escaped this blogger's attention completely, since there was...
Thursday, 10 April 2014

Private copying of unlawful reproductions: CJEU says "no!"

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This morning the Court of Justice of the European Union gave judgment in Case C-435/12 ACI Adam BV and Others v Stichting de Thuiskopie,...
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Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Wednesday's CopyKat is an off-to-court Kat: how apealing

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Variety reports that MGM and James Bond producers Danjaq have filed a copyright infringement suit against NBC Universal claiming that th...
Monday, 7 April 2014

UK government tightens up on collecting societies

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According to a media release from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, the UK government has been doing some tweaking of it...