“What seems to lack in the decision of the Court, at the end of the day, is a clear test of what constitutes a structural element in the 'embryonic stage'.
Last 19 October 2012, the Italian…
The French Supreme Court ("Cour de Cassation") has upheld, in a ruling of 25 September 2012, a judgment of the Court of Appeal of Paris condemning Radioblog and its managing directors to the…
The second season of the popular Slovak TV series "Dr. Ludsky" was enjoined from being distributed and communicated to the public after authors of the film treatment filed for a preliminary…
“The ECJ does not go as far as the Advocate General, and observes that given the ubiquitous nature of the content of a website, the mere fact that the website is accessible in a national…
“According to the current formulation of the draft law, material quoted by humans for commentary and analysis, as opposed to that automatically selected by a computer, may be copied freely.”…
On January 5, 2011, representatives of ACAPOR (a Portuguese association representing commercial retailers of cultural and entertainment works), wearing t-shirts with the slogans “piracy is…
"The Polish Parliament is of the opinion the draft proposal does not adequately explain why these goals can be “better” realised on the EU level. "
Friday, October 12th 2012 was packed with…
On 27 September, the Dutch government introduced what at first glance would seem an inconsequential proposal, e.g. to amend the Register Act of 1970 whereby the possibility for legal and…
The “Arco” lamp is protected by copyright. But Italy is still struggling with the moratorium of the copyright protection of industrial design.
With a 56-pages decision of the District Court of…
"The judgment casts a spotlight on a distinct feature of collective rights management in Germany and the difficulties that may ensue for creators and users of musical creations who want to…
