French Supreme Court rules fashion shows protected by copyright – what about the UK?
(2008)
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Intellectual property rights and global warming (2008)
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The issue of global warming is everywhere. Not only does the topic fill the pages and screens of all media, e.g. newspapers and reviews or films , it also regularly and increasingly occupies private companies , economists , lawyers , scientists and... Read More about Intellectual property rights and global warming.
Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases (2007)
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When the database sui generis right (“database right”) was enacted in 1996, many voices rose to criticise it vehemently. According to some, it would create an unprecedented intellectual property right on information, the latter being traditionally o... Read More about Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases.
Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données (2007)
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Dans de nombreux secteurs de l’économie et dans notre vie de tous les jours, les bases de données ont une importance capitale. Tant les entreprises privées dans les domaines scientifiques, financiers, juridiques, du voyage et du divertissement pour n... Read More about Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données.
One in the nose for Bellure: French appellate court confirms that perfumes are copyright protected (2006)
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The Cour d'appel de Paris has held that a fragrance could be protected by copyright, as long as it fulfils the requirement of originality.
The Belgian Copyright Act finally revamped with the implementation of the Copyright Directive (2001/29): the good, the bad and the ugly (2005)
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On 22 May 2005, exactly two and a half years too late according to the maximum implementation deadline, Belgium finally implemented Directive 2001/29 on copyright and related rights in the information society (“the Directive”). The act was published... Read More about The Belgian Copyright Act finally revamped with the implementation of the Copyright Directive (2001/29): the good, the bad and the ugly.
An economic analysis of the contractual protection of databases (2005)
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Databases sui generis right: what is a substantial investment? A tentative definition (2005)
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This article reviews the national case law and summarises the views of commentators relating to the concept of substantial investment. This the requirement for a database to be protected by the European sui generis right. The discussion shows that th... Read More about Databases sui generis right: what is a substantial investment? A tentative definition.
The ECJ interprets the database sui generis right for the first time (2005)
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Databases "sui generis" right: should we adopt the spin-off theory? (2004)
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Eight years have passed since the Database Directive was enacted. A relatively abundant body of case law has now emerged but courts remain divided or uncertain over a number of issues. One of them is the most important question of the protection re... Read More about Databases "sui generis" right: should we adopt the spin-off theory?.
The IMS health decision and the reconciliation of copyright and competition law (2004)
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Software copyright protection: can Europe learn from American case law. Parts 1 and 2 (2000)
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