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Posts for Future of Copyright
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UK Supreme Court says temporary copies of websites do not infringe copyright, refers questions to ECJ
Yesterday, the UK Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case of the Newspaper Licensing Agency and Meltwater, a media monitoring company. It follows from this judgment that simply viewing copyrighted material in a web browser does not constitute copyright infringement. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court referred the case to the European Court of Justice, due to the importance of constituting a legal...17
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French collecting society SACEM concludes licensing deal with YouTube
This month, the French collecting society SACEM and YouTube have reached an agreement on the collection and distribution of royalties collected through the video platform. It also issues new terms for the use of songs by authors that are affiliated with SACEM. The agreement was reached in the context of Direct European Administration and Licensing (DEAL), an initiative of both SACEM and...16
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Dutch court: copyright infringing forum is criminal organization
A member of a forum where copyright protected works were illegally uploaded and downloaded is convicted for a three-months suspended prison sentence. The qualification of the Dutch court of appeal was ‘participation in a criminal organization’ (Article 140 of the Dutch Penal Code). The forum member’s role in the organization was to gain access to certain computer systems, so others could use the...12
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