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Fundamental questions about the scope of copyright protection for software to be referred to the European Court of Justice

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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August 3 2010

An extensively argued case in the English High Court about the extent to which a software program can emulate the functionality of another program has led to some fundamental questions being raised with the European Court of Justice as to the correct interpretation of the 1991 EU Software Directive

European copyright protection of fragrances is largely a matter of common scents

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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European Union
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July 26 2010

As the perfume industry has blossomed into a $20 billion dollar a year business, it has encountered a formidable adversary in the form of "smell-alike" fragrances

Are stricter copyright infringement controls and punishments developing in Europe?

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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European Union
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October 11 2010

The Internet is often perceived as a "wild West" when it comes to a copyright owners' rights, despite efforts over the years by the copyright police to maintain order

Anti-piracy case referred to the ECJ

Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB
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European Union, Sweden
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October 27 2010

The Supreme Court has asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a preliminary ruling in a case concerning an order to provide information pursuant to the Swedish Copyright Act

Jimi Hendrix clarifies the purple haze of the enforcement directive

RPC
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European Union, United Kingdom
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October 28 2010

In the European Union, questions of copyright protection and infringement are still decided on a country-bycountry basis by reference to applicable national legislation, although copyright law is broadly consistent between countries as a result of (mainly non-EU specific) international conventions

Spanish copyright levy system in breach of European Copyright Directive?

Hogan Lovells
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European Union, Spain
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July 22 2010

On 11 May 2010, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Verica Trstenjak, gave her opinion on the system of copyright levies in Spain

Lego out of luck while tensions brew for Budweiser

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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European Union
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November 18 2010

The ECJ has dismissed Lego's appeal and ruled that the Danish toy company cannot register the three-dimensional shape of their iconic Lego brick as a trade mark

CJEU enlightens digital reproduction equipment manufacturers on issues concerning private copying levies

Clifford Chance LLP
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European Union, Spain
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November 10 2010

On 21 October 2010, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") issued its judgment in Case C-46708 SGAE, which provides striking clarity on a number of issues concerning the interpretation of the concept of fair compensation under Article 5(2)(b) of Directive 200129EC (the "Information Society Directive"

UK court casts doubt on use of IP addresses to identify individuals

Latham & Watkins LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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February 22 2011

A court in the United Kingdom has cast doubt on whether IP addresses can be used to identify infringement of copyright by a specific individual

Rights holders and internet service providers discuss combating file-sharing

McDermott Will & Emery
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European Union
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July 5 2011

The European Commission’s Stakeholders’ Dialogue on illegal uploading, downloading, and file-sharing was concluded with the publication of a Synthesis Report

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Fundamental questions about the scope of copyright protection for software to be referred to the European Court of Justice

European copyright protection of fragrances is largely a matter of common scents

Are stricter copyright infringement controls and punishments developing in Europe?

Anti-piracy case referred to the ECJ

Jimi Hendrix clarifies the purple haze of the enforcement directive

Spanish copyright levy system in breach of European Copyright Directive?

Lego out of luck while tensions brew for Budweiser

CJEU enlightens digital reproduction equipment manufacturers on issues concerning private copying levies

UK court casts doubt on use of IP addresses to identify individuals

Rights holders and internet service providers discuss combating file-sharing

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