09
OCT
2011
Posts for Martine Wubben
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AUG
2011
Sharing the facts: how to move forward with copyright law in the Netherlands?
On September 5, 2011 the second symposium 'e-Commerce for Copyright' will take place, organized by ECP-EPN in collaboration with the NVPI. Three years ago, during the symposium, the economic and legal aspects of the digital distribution of music, film and games were debated. Now, after the publication of the report 'Facts to Share' by Considerati, ECP-EPN and NVPI organize a sequel.The report...19
AUG
2011
Research: ISPs profit from BitTorrent traffic
Telefonica Research and Northwestern University have studied the internet use of half a million people from 169 countries during the course of two years. The study report shows that BitTorrent users download more and more data. Remarkably, the researchers found that large ISPs (big backbone transit providers) profit from BitTorrent traffic, while for smaller ISPs, such as smaller regional...16
AUG
2011
'Forgotten' provision in U.S. copyright law offers creators possibility to reclaim rights after 35 years
Panic! The American music industry is threatened by a soon-effective provision in the U.S. copyright law that gives back the rights of golden oldies to their original creators. While in the Netherlands plans for an amendment to the Copyright Act to introduce a five-year termination right for artists’ license agreements died prematurely, a similar amendment appears to have been adopted in...09
AUG
2011