The French Act No. 2012-287 of 1 March 2012 ‘on the digital exploitation of unavailable books of the twentieth century’ created a specific compulsory collective management system for out-of-commerce…
Decision Landgericht (District Court) Hamburg of November 18, 2016 (file no. 310 O 402/16)
Introduction
In GS Media vs. Sanoma, the CJEU recently ruled that linking to illegal content may be…
2016 was a busy year for European copyright law. Unsurprisingly, Brexit and its potential impact on copyright in Europe and the UK was one of the most popular topics on the Kluwer Copyright Blog…
The Latvian Supreme Court has recently ruled on the determination of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages for copyright infringement in a case where the copyright works had been used for informatory…
In Phonographic Performance Ltd v Hagan & Ors (t/a Lower Ground Bar and the Brent Tavern) [2016] EWHC 3076 (IPEC) HHJ Hacon considered the interplay of s.97(2) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents…
A full report of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law.
The Spanish Supreme Court annulled some of the rules regulating the system of financing fair compensation for private copying through…
The federal district court in Philadelphia did not err in dismissing copyright infringement claims brought by Daniel Marino, against popular musician Usher—Marino’s co-creators of the song Club Girl…
The American Vimeo case, decided on June 16, 2016, broadens the exemption for internet service providers (ISPs) in cases of copyright infringement by platform users. Meanwhile, the European Union…
It could be called the Dutch case of the summer of 2016: the question of whether beer manufacturer Bavaria's slogan “Zo. Nu eerst een Bavaria” (translated: “So. Now first a Bavaria”) is a work…
