Posts for Peter van der Veen

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20
FEB
2013

Scope of Dutch home copying levy limited: professional use cannot be charged

Stichting de Thuiskopie, the agency that administers the home copying levy in the Netherlands, is not allowed to collect the levy with regard to empty data carriers that are used for professional purposes. This has been established today by the District Court of The Hague. The verdict is a massive blow for the Thuiskopie foundation, as for several years they have held the view that home...
30
JAN
2013

'Rdio' gives away six months of music streaming for free

Music streaming service Rdio announces that they will offer new customers six months of free use of their service According to PCMag, Rdio intends to attract many new users with this campaign, hoping they will turn into paying customers after six months. Rdio expect to attract an international crowd with their service. The offer is not entirely without limits. Rdio will require "big...
23
JAN
2013

Dutch court: e-book pirate cannot be prosecuted in criminal trial

The District Court of Rotterdam barred the prosecution of a man that admitted to have uploaded some 5000 pirated e-book-files onto a bittorrent network.  The case was called inadmissable for procedural reasons, because the judge held that copyright infringement should primarily be dealt with in a civil procedure. In this case, anti-piracy group BREIN had filed a criminal report against the...
16
JAN
2013

Controversy around copyright in new user agreement costs Instagram clients

This Saturday, the controversial new user terms and conditions for the Instagram app will enter into force. The photo-sharing platform was recently taken over by Facebook and, last December, they announced changes in the terms and conditions for Instagram-app users, that would allow the company more ways to exploit the pictures posted on the network. Instagram seeks to obtain...
11
JAN
2013

Will Page (Spotify) shares view on effects of streaming on the music industry

Yesterday, Will Page, senior economist at Spotify, was interviewed by the Dutch journalism platform ‘Fast Moving Targets’ at the Eurosonic Conference on the effect of streaming services on the music industry. The interview was broadcasted online in collaboration with collecting society Buma/Stemra.  At the conference, Mr. Page has a positive outlook on the influence of streaming services...