27.01.2017
FASHION, CULTURE & ART
The Court of Justice of the EU on twice the appropriate remuneration under the Act on Copyright and Related Rights
The judgement issued on 25 January 2017 (Case C-367/15, the OTK Association v. Polish Filmmakers Association) considered as compatible with EU law the provision of the act of 4 February 1994, on Copyright and Related Rights which allows the holder of copyrights to request from the infringer of these rights twice the sum equivalent to [...]
13.01.2017
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Retention and storage of telecommunications data under special supervision
The Court of Justice ruled that the imposition of a general and undifferentiated obligation to retain telecommunications data by telecommunication operators is incompatible with the EU law. Member States will have to adapt national legislation to the provisions of the Community. Retention and storage of such data should be an exception, rather than a rule, [...]
25.05.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Can hyperlinking violate copyright law?
The continuation of cases concerning hyperlinking. A question has been raised before the Court of Justice of the European Union as to whether providing a hyperlink to unlawful content constitutes a breach of law. At the beginning of 2016, Melchior Wathelet, Advocate General at the Court of Justice, issued an opinion concerning , stating that [...]
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