Collecting societies
Filter by...
-
Belgium newspaper group continues its actions against search engines
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) After the decision against Google obtained on 5 September 2006, the Belgium newspaper group Copiepresse has planned new actions against MSN and Yahoo, alleging that they are infringing its copyright by showing excerpts of articles and images from newspapers on their Belgian portals without paying. Copiepresse sent […]
Read more
-
The broadcast treaty stalled by WIPO General Assembly
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has decided that the very controversial proposed treaty on the protection of broadcasting organizations, including cablecasting organizations, must be approved by two more meetings before being put for discussion in a diplomatic conference established to take place […]
Read more
-
Filesharing and digital evidence case in Sweden
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Andreas Bawer was accused in 2005 of sharing a film, called Hip Hip Hora, breaching the Swedish Penal Code. He was found guilty in the Swedish Court of First Instance, (Västmanlands Tingrätt) in December 2005. However, in a recent decision on 2 October 2006 of the Swedish […]
Read more
-
Open Letter against the revision of the Swiss copyright law
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) At the end of September 2006, a new initiative, called kunstfreiheit.ch (freedom of art) was launched in Switzerland. It is basically an open letter to the Swiss Minister of Justice and the Swiss parliamentarians calling attention to the fact that the reform/expansion of copyright, which is currently […]
Read more
-
Microsoft Vista gets criticism before its launching in Europe
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Vista, the new operating system developed by Microsoft, has received vivid criticism from European officials and possible competitors regarding the new features that might take advantage of the Microsoft position in the market. Two major software companies, Symantec and Adobe, have complained to EU regarding certain electronic […]
Read more
-
Opposition to draft WIPO Broadcast Treaty
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Several representatives of the IT, telecommunications, consumer electronics industry, public interest organizations and performers joined in a common statement issued on 5 September to oppose the WIPO Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations. The treaty creates a new class of IP rights meant to […]
Read more
-
Russian copyright law gets tougher
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) New changes in the Russian copyright law entered into force on 1 September 2006, giving the same legal regime to the electronic documents as to the traditional ones. The new provisions were adopted by the Russian Duma in 2004, but their application was delayed in order to […]
Read more
-
"Free cultures – Free Internet"
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) This was the motto of a Swiss symposium on Internet Governance held on 7 July at ETH Zurich. Inspired by the international efforts of convening an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) the symposium in Zurich was co-organized by ETH Zurich, a leading Swiss technical university and SWITCH, a […]
Read more
-
Creative Communities and Consumers in TACD Conference
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) TACD (Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogues) organized a conference under the title “New Relationships Between Creative Communities and Consumers” in Paris on 19-20 June 2006. Participants represented a wide range of interests, including both artists’ and consumers’ organizations, but also WIPO and the European Commission. Several panels explored problems […]
Read more
-
Dutch Parliament opposes the new EU IPR draft directive
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Dutch Parliament stated on 28 June 2006 that the European Commission has no competence to propose a new directive that is focusing on criminalizing intellectual property offences. The statement refers to a new draft directive – Directive on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of […]
Read more
-
Swedish company offers file-sharing damage insurance
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Swedish company Tankafritt offers insurance against file sharing law suits damages and intends to expand to other Scandinavian countries. Magnus Brath, the owner of the company, found it in reaction to the recent copyright infringement cases in Sweden. He also thinks he could develop his business in […]
Read more
-
New French copyright law gives Apple satisfaction
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The most controversial DADVSI Law, now colloquially known also as “iTunes Law”, was finally adopted in the French Parliament with a compromise allowing Apple to continue operating as before. The law was adopted by the Parliament under emergency regime, which ended with a mixed commission, normally made […]
Read more