Some remarks on AG Sharpston’s opinion in the Nintendo case (C‑355/12).
…the District Court of Milan. As this is the first time that the CJEU deals specifically with the legal framework designed by Article 6 of Directive 2001/29/EC (EUCD), it is…
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Private copying levy: The aftershocks of Padawan
…State: France. Essentially the French Code of Intellectual Property, together with a Decree of application, exempts certain categories of professionals from the payment of the levy. Article L. 311-8 in…
Tank Man wins copyright dispute in Slovakia
…country. Shots were fired also on the Safarikovo Square near where the old bridge crosses the Danube. A 17-year-old girl died. Citizens screamed, cried, fainted. “Socialism with a human face”…
“Backseat conversations” not protected by copyright
…this case the appellate court could avoid a discussion about copyright and article 10 EHRM, because it already concluded that the conversations were not protected by copyright. However, the possible…
France: notification and sale of personal data
…CNIL has not been notified of the file in compliance with article 22 of the French personal data Act. In the present case, a natural person brought a case against…
Personal data: no notification needed for a simple software update
…the data processing a second time”. Under article 22 of the French personal data Act, automatic processing of personal data must be notified to the French personal data authority CNIL….
UK Supreme Court Asks CJEU Whether the Internet is Legal
…integral and essential part of the technological process within the meaning of Article 5(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC?” In other words, the question concerns the interpretation of the requirements of Article…
Portrait rights: Johan Cruijff’s cashable popularity
…are well-known because of their professional activities, the publication of their portrait may also be of economic interest to the portrayed person. Such interests are also protected by article 8…
CJEU Advocate General sides with Google in data protection dispute
“AG Jääskinen declined to classify Google as a “controller” of the data included on the pages indexed by its search engine within the meaning of article 1(d) of the Data…
Germany: The Federal Court of Justice and ‘the reality’ about embedded content
…of Article 95a CA, constituted “making available to the public” pursuant to Article 19a CA. This, in turn, was done without the rightholder’s consent and amounted thus to copyright infringement….