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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Apr 2014
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FILE SHARING IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN

Internet service providers should act prudently regarding claimed copyright infringement

File sharing, as is commonly understood, involves distributing or providing access to electronically stored data. One, if not the most, popular way to do this is through the use of so-called (distributed) peer-to-peer (P2P) networking programs. The rising popularity of music formats such as mp3 (a format for the compression of audio data) has led to the release and growth of software designed to make the sharing of electronic data relatively easy.

One of the legal issues involved with file sharing is that the shared data may (wholly or partially) …
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Jul 2009
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HARRY POTTER AND THE BATTLE OVER COPYRIGHT LAWS

Can the author come up with a legal spell to prevent the publishing of a HP encyclopedia?

J.K. Rowling is the renowned author of the famous fantasy books about the life of wizardry student Harry Potter. Since the release of the first book in 1997, the series have gained huge popularity worldwide. The books have spawned a series of Potter movies, Potter video games and themed merchandise. The commercial success of the Potter brand has made Rowling one of the highest-earning authors in history. Like with many popular and commercially successful products, there are …
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Jun 2008
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