Category Archives: Copyright

Retransmission in U.S. (Aereo)

By Ad van Loon | Published: June 26, 2014

On 25 June 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States decided in a case brought by a group of broadcasters against the operator of […]

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Towards more efficient rights clearance models

By Ad van Loon | Published: March 5, 2014

Today was the last day that interested parties could submit their reactions to the public consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules. The consultation […]

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The Pirate Bay unblocked in NL

By Ad van Loon | Published: February 28, 2014

Internet Service Providers Ziggo and XS4ALL do no longer have to prevent that their subscribers access The Pirate Bay. On 28th January 2014, the Court […]

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Cross-border access to content in the Internal Market

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 15, 2014

On 13 January 2014 the European Commission finally announced a long overdue initiative to promote the freedom of movement of electronic content services in the […]

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U.S. retransmission case to be decided by Supreme Court

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 15, 2014

On 10th January 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that it will take on and eventually resolve the ongoing dispute between Aereo and a group of […]

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Home copying levies can only compensate for downloads from legal sources

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 9, 2014

Amounts paid to rightholders from home copying levies should not be considered as a form of remuneration in exchange for their permission to allow reproductions […]

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