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…
The Spanish Supreme Court has annulled some of the rules regulating the system of financing fair compensation for private copying through the General State Budget on the grounds that they are…
Background, Facts, and Questions
On 22 September 2016 the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’ or ‘Court’) ruled on Case C-110/15 – Microsoft Mobile Sales International and others. (The…
A full report of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law and the case has been discussed on the Kluwer Copyright Blog here.
The Court of Justice of the European Union concluded that…
A full report of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law.
Article L.113-3 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the French Intellectual Property Code (‘IPC’) provides that a work of collaboration shall be the…
A full report of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law.
In this landmark case, the Estonian Supreme Court analysed in detail the legal issues relating to equitable remuneration for the…
Yes, e-lending can land itself a spot under the public lending right. That is what the European Court of Justice held in its preliminary ruling in the case between Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken v…
