In this post, I would like to come back to an interesting decision of the Belgian Cour de Cassation of 7 October 2010, which confirmed that a cease and desist action could be successfully sought…
In a recently announced Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with music and film industry associations, U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs) have agreed to take voluntary action against online piracy…
UK: ITV Broadcasting Ltd v TV Catchup Ltd High Court of England and Wales (Patents Court), 18 July 2011
Live-streaming: In a case on internet live-streaming retransmission of TV broadcasts and films…
On July 6, 2011 the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) approved the "Draft regulation regarding copyright protection on the electronic communications networks", currently subject to a 60-day…
UK: Future Publishing Ltd v. Edge Interactive Media Inc., High Court Chancery Division, 13 June 2011.
Copyright in logo: US companies involved in the business of computer games had infringed…
UK: Lucasfilm Ltd & Ors v Ainsworth & Anor, Supreme Court, 27 july 2011.Helmets and harmours created for the characters of the Imperial Stormtrooper in the film Star Wars are not "sculptures", and…
A Committe set up by the Danish Government has recently proposed concrete initiatives to strengthen the enforcement of copyright on the Internet.
The Committee identified four primary focus areas:…
As reported by the Dutch commentator Lucie Guibault in her recent Blogpost the Dutch government (in the person of the secretary of state, Fred Teeven) plans to restrict the private copying limitation…
DENMARK - An end user of the Direct Connect file sharing network was found liable for copyright infringements. However, the Supreme Court did not agree with the right holders (respondents) that the…
