Time and again, authors use their copyright to prevent press publications they do not like. Such use of copyright to suppress press reporting interferes with the fundamental right of…
As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2023 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. Last year…
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It is a common practice to make copies of deteriorating or far away cultural heritage. As of 2022, it is not even a new idea to use digital methods to copy…
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Give me twenty-six soldiers of lead and I will conquer the world.
This quote is often attributed to Johannes Gutenberg, Benjamin Franklin, Karl Marx, or all…
The increasing costs of publication under the Gold Open Access model and “Big Deals”
The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) has for many years supported…
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In August 2022, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a study on EU copyright and related rights and access to…
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In 2019, the EU’s Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) was adopted. This included the highly controversial Articles 15 and 17…
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In 2019, the EU’s Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) was adopted. This included the highly controversial Articles 15 and 17…
The Conseil d’Etat, the French administrative Supreme Court, handed down an important ruling on 15 November 2022 which annuls Order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021 (‘2021 Order’) of the French…
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Children provide a unique contribution to the discourse on creativity, copyright and intellectual property. From their ability to engage with colours and sounds as…
