http://www.futureofcopyright.com Latest posts on Future of Copyright en-en Blog RSS export running on TYPO3 4.5.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2008 - 2011 Future of Copyright info@futureofcopyright.com info@futureofcopyright.com http://www.futureofcopyright.com/typo3conf/ext/t3blog/icons/rss.png http://www.futureofcopyright.com Latest posts on Future of Copyright (Nathalie Falot) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/19/europeana-launches-open-culture-app-for-ipad.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/19/europeana-launches-open-culture-app-for-ipad.html General Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:00 +0200 Europeana, the digital library aiming to bring the cultural heritage of European libraries, museums and archives to the public, launched the Europeana Open Culture app for iPads. The app enables user... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/18/dutch-public-libraries-are-commencing-a-test-case-on-e-lending.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/18/dutch-public-libraries-are-commencing-a-test-case-on-e-lending.html General, Case law and Legal issues Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:00 +0200 Dutch public libraries are bringing a test case to court. The test case is about the right to lend e-books in public libraries. The public libraries want e-lending to be included in the copyright-exc... (Marjolein van der Heide) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/17/warner-sued-over-copyrights-on-happy-birthday-to-you.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/17/warner-sued-over-copyrights-on-happy-birthday-to-you.html Case law and Legal issues, General Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:05:00 +0200 Last Thursday, Jennifer Nelson, a filmmaker from New York, filed a lawsuit against music publishing company Warner Chappel Music about the copyrights on the most performed song in the world: 'Happy B... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/14/hadopi-third-strike-hits-french-file-sharer-were-it-hurts-banned-from-the-net.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/14/hadopi-third-strike-hits-french-file-sharer-were-it-hurts-banned-from-the-net.html Case law and Legal issues, General Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:10:00 +0200 For the first time since the French Three Strikes Act entered into force, a file sharer will be temporarily disconnected from the internet. The court decided that his ISP has to limit the internet co... (Peter van der Veen) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/13/eu-commission-explores-copyright-questions-related-to-data-mining.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/13/eu-commission-explores-copyright-questions-related-to-data-mining.html Public policy debates, Research Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:48:00 +0200 As part of the ongoing review of the EU copyright legislation, the European Commission’s is onfolding their work on their policy program on Content in the Digital Single Market. One of the goals of t... (Marjolein van der Heide) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/12/us-court-of-appeals-revives-ghost-rider-copyright-case.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/12/us-court-of-appeals-revives-ghost-rider-copyright-case.html Case law and Legal issues, General Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:43:00 +0200 On Tuesday, the US Court of Appeals of Manhattan revived a lawsuit against Marvel Comics about the copyrights on the Ghost Rider character by arguing that the agreement between the company and the cr... (Marjolein van der Heide) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/11/man-from-baltimore-sentenced-to-87-months-in-prison-for-copyright-infringement.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/11/man-from-baltimore-sentenced-to-87-months-in-prison-for-copyright-infringement.html General, Case law and Legal issues Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:23:00 +0200 Last week, the US District Court of Maryland sentenced a 32 years old man from Baltimore to 87 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for selling copyright infringing softwa... (Marjolein van der Heide) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/10/this-month-diplomatic-conference-about-treaty-to-improve-access-to-books-for-visually-impaired-pers.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/10/this-month-diplomatic-conference-about-treaty-to-improve-access-to-books-for-visually-impaired-pers.html General, Public policy debates Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:08:00 +0200 Between 18 and 28 June, hundreds of negotiators representing countries around the world will come together to work on finalizing a new international treaty to ease access to books for blind, visually... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/07/broader-fair-use-exception-proposed-in-australia.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/07/broader-fair-use-exception-proposed-in-australia.html General Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:14:00 +0200 In Australia, a discussion is going on whether or not a broader fair use exception to copyright protection should be introduced. This fair use reform is proposed in a discussion paper, released this ... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/06/eu-net-neutrality-plans-focus-on-fair-competition-and-will-not-limit-copyright-enforcement.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2013/06/06/eu-net-neutrality-plans-focus-on-fair-competition-and-will-not-limit-copyright-enforcement.html ISP's and site blocks, General, Net neutrality Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:41:00 +0200 EU Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes spoke in Brussels about the plans to guarantee full and open internet in the EU. Her so-called net neutrality proposal aims to prevent anti-competitive blo...