Commission Recommendation on the Digitisation and Online Accessibility of...
Institute for Information Law (IViR) On the 28 of October the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation....
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Dutch University Blocks BitTorrent Pre-Emptively Breaking New Net Neutrality Law
Institute for Information Law (IViR) In the course of the implementation of the European telecommunications package, a set of proposals has been introduced to the Dutch Telecommunications Law...
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The Link Wars Rage on: France and Germany Consider Exclusive Right over Snippets
Institute for Information Law (IViR) “According to the current formulation of the draft law, material quoted by humans for commentary and analysis, as opposed to that automatically selected by a...
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Google: “We made history in a very good way for the citizens of France.”
Institute for Information Law (IViR) “Yet, in contrast to the legislative measures that had been previously contemplated, this deal is only of a stand-alone character and will not affect the situation...
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CJEU Advocate General sides with Google in data protection dispute
Institute for Information Law (IViR) “AG Jääskinen declined to classify Google as a “controller” of the data included on the pages indexed by its search engine within the meaning of article 1(d) of the...
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UK Supreme Court Asks CJEU Whether the Internet is Legal
Institute for Information Law (IViR) “Before finalising its decision however, it is seeking the CJEU’s input on whether end users, who view web-pages on their computers without downloading or printing...
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CJEU in UPC Telekabel Wien: A totally legal court order…to do the impossible
Institute for Information Law (IViR) “This indicates the main danger of the ruling, that of fragmentation. This was foreseen by the Austrian referring court, which suggested that guidelines assessing...
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Filtering away infringement: copyright, injunctions & the role of ISPs
Institute for Information Law (IViR) “The underlying key question – can technology solve this problem and, if so, should technology be allowed to determine law? – remains unanswered.” On 2-4 July 2014...
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