IP VIOLATION AND IMMEDIATE BAN ON DOWNLOADING IN THE NETHERLANDS
The amount of the levy payable for making private copies of a protected work may not take unlawful reproductions into account
The European Copyright Directive* permits Member States to lay down an exception to the exclusive reproduction right of holders of copyright and related rights so that private copies may be made (the private copying exception). It also provides that Member States which decide to introduce such an exception into their national law are required to provide for the payment of ‘fair compensation’ to copyright holders in order to compensate them adequately for the use of their protected works or …
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EUROPEAN DATA RETENTION DIRECTIVE INVALID
By today’s judgment, the European Court of Justice declares the directive invalid
According to the Court, the Directive entails a wide-ranging and particularly serious interference with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data, without that interference being limited to what is strictly necessary.
The main objective of the Data Retention Directive* is to harmonize Member States’ provisions concerning the retention of certain data which are generated or processed by providers of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks. It therefore seeks to ensure that the data are available for …
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