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JUL
2012
Posts for Peter van der Veen
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JUL
2012
Kroes: "EU-funded research should be open to all"
In a statement at a press conference on Open Access to Scientific Information in Brussels, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission and responsible for the Digital Agenda, announced the "open access to EU-funded research for all". "Doing this is a matter of principle. You paid for this research – you should have access to the results."...27
JUN
2012
Buma/Stemra: "Radio linking sites must negotiate licenses"
The Dutch collecting society Buma/Stemra wants to collect royalties from radio-streaming websites. The collecting society has recently involved Op.fm in the substantive proceedings against the Dutch radio streaming platform Nederland.FM, which starts in late July. The society is of the opinion that Nederland.FM requires radio licenses in order to legally operate their streaming portal....25
JUN
2012
WIPO presents draft treaty on performers’ rights in audiovisual productions
This week, talks on a new international agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights of performing artists are being held by a WIPO Conference in Beijing, China. WIPO is the United Nations Agency that deals with international intellectual property policy. The adoption of a new instrument would strengthen the precarious position of performers in the audiovisual industry by...25
JUN
2012