ECJ: the remuneration payable in the event of public lending must ensure to authors an adequate income
According to the directive on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related…
Monthly Archives: June, 2011
Travel Package Directive: verso la regolamentazione dei servizi turistici on-line?
È opinione diffusa che il settore del turismo sia stato uno di quelli maggiormente investiti…
The Power of Open: over 400 million CC-licensed works, with increasing freedom
The Power of Open, released last week, demonstrates the impact of Creative Commons through stories…
FCC: Information Needs of Communities. The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age
In culmination of its work over the last year, the FCC Working Group on the…
What is an On-Demand Programme Service in the UK
The British Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD) has recently ruled that the publication of…
Digital Agenda: Europe invests in photonics research to accelerate high-speed broadband
Thirteen photonics research projects are being launched in the field of high-speed fibre broadband networks…
Introducing the Google+ project: Real-life sharing, rethought for the web
Among the most basic of human needs is the need to connect with others. With…
Neelie Kroes – Internet essentials – Speech at the OECD High Level Meeting on the Internet Economy
Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to open, together with such distinguished colleagues, the…
Government Agencies Retaining IP Rights In Violation Of Stated Policy
A recent report claims that in 2009, 59% of the intellectual property rights in the…
Wipo: Agreement on Transfer of Rights Paves Way to Treaty on Performers’ Rights
WIPO’s top copyright negotiating body will recommend to the September session of the General Assembly…
US court rejects California ban on violent video games
The US Supreme Court has struck down a Californian law banning the sale or rental…
Internet economy: Wireless broadband subscriptions top half a billion, says OECD
The fast-growing popularity of smartphones and tablet PCs is driving growth in mobile broadband services.…
Creative Commons 3.0: arrivano le licenze italiane
Le Creative Commons Public Licenses sono delle licenze di diritto d’autore che si basano sul…
Lysander Spooner and Constitutions 2.0
In 1867, legal theorist, entrepreneur, abolitionist and individualist Lysander Spooner famously argued that the US…
Trentino Ngn nel mirino della Commissione europea
La Commissione europea mette sotto esame Trentino Ngn, il veicolo societario a capitale pubblico-privato che…
Smile stronger than sword
Struggling frenetically in keeping ourselves updated we often drop out some important judgments just because…
Netherlands makes net neutrality a law
On 22 June, the Dutch Parliament passed a law stopping mobile operators from blocking or…
Google: Antitrust USA avvia indagine per abuso posizione dominante
NEW YORK – La Federal Trade Commission, ha deciso di inviare a Google un’ingiunzione nell’ambito…
EC fines Telekomunikacja Polska S.A € 127 million for abuse of dominant position
The European Commission has imposed a fine of €127 554 194 on telecoms operator Telekomunikacja…
Neelie Kroes: Online privacy – reinforcing trust and confidence
Speech at the Online Tracking Protection & Browsers Workshop Brussels, 22 June 2011 – Thank…
‘Surreptitious advertisement’ in TV programs pursuant to Directive 89/552/EEC : the lack of consideration does not rule out the broadcaster responsibility
According to Directive 89/552/EEC[1], ‘surreptitious advertising’ means the forbidden representation ‘intended by the broadcaster to…
Legal “Hangover” For Warner Bros. Over Mike Tyson Tattoo
With the publication of the posts of Brent Randall the collaboration between MediaLaws and IP…
Self-Regulatory Framework for Behavioural Advertising: Greater Transparency and Control for Users
On April 14 2011 IAB Europe, a body representing the European digital industry, released a…
Ofcom launches review of TV advertising trading
On 10 June Ofcom has launched a review into the UK’s TV advertising trading market.…
Digital Agenda: only two social networking sites protect privacy of minors’ profiles by default
Brussels, 21 June 2011. Only two social networking sites (Bebo and MySpace) tested on behalf…
The British Library and Google to make 250,000 books available to all
The British Library and Google announced a partnership to digitise 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the…
Agcom report 2011: the ‘state of the art’ of the Italian media system
On 14th June the President of Agcom (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni- Italian media…
Sei mesi di medialaws.eu: un primo bilancio
Ragionare, riflettere, analizzare la comunicazione è da sempre una esigenza fondamentale per una società che…
ICANN Approves Historic Change to Internet’s Domain Name System Board Votes to Launch New Generic Top-Level Domains
ICANN’s Board of Directors has approved a plan to usher in one of the biggest…
Rivoluzione internet Nasce il “.impresa”
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Tribunale Milano, caso RTI c. ITALIA ON LINE. Un commento a prima lettura
Ad una prima lettura della sentenza emergono sicuramente delle criticità nell’approccio adottato dai giudici al…
ECJ: about the exception for private copying and the obligations for Member States
According to the Directive on copyright and related rights in the information society1, the exclusive…