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In this new series we will be updating readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. This will include Court of Justice (CJEU) and General Court…
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Interest in eSports (‘electronic sports’ or competitive video gaming) has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. With many traditional face-to-face sports…
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As reported in a previous blog post, the Australian government has been intensively negotiating the Australian version of the press publishers’ right, the…
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Introduction
A few weeks ago, the “International Instrument on Permitted Uses in Copyright Law” (hereinafter, the Instrument) was published with open access…
To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the top 3 most-read posts from each of our…
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On March 9th, 2021 the CJEU delivered its eagerly awaited decision on the VG Kunst case (C‑392/19).
The facts of the case are interesting, since the question…
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Our daily life is studded with hints unveiling how the Internet is becoming a society within our society. From the terms and conditions we subscribe to in…
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Summary
The IPEC has held than an employee produced software in the course of his employment, despite his claims he did most of his work in his own time, at…
By disallowing multiple statutory damages awards under the Copyright Act, the Ninth Circuit could cause future plaintiffs under similar facts to sue each defendant separately.
In a suit—in which a…
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On 14 January 2021, Advocate General (AG) Szpunar delivered his Opinion in Case C‑762/19, SIA ‘CV-Online Latvia’ v SIA ‘Melons’, a further case relating to…
