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Copyright levies in France the saga continues

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union, France
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  • April 11 2013

There have been new developments in France in the copyright levies saga. The French Conseil Constitutionnel ("Constitutional Court") and the Private

Protection of applied art works by copyright in France:counterfeiters wear out their shoe leather before French courts

  • Studio Legale Jacobacci & Associati
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  • France
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  • April 9 2013

Under French law, all forms of creative works can be protected by copyright independently of their type, form, merit or purpose: the work only has to

Websites linking to third-party content - recent decisions

  • William Fry
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  • France, United Kingdom
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  • April 2 2013

A number of recent cases have raised questions about whether or not the common practice of website linking can amount to copyright infringement. A

ECHR on freedom of expression and copyright

  • NCTM Studio Legale Associato
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  • European Union, France
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  • February 28 2013

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), with its decision as of January 10, 2013, stated that a limit to copyright shall be found in the freedom

Employer owns jewellery design made by employee designer

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • France
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  • February 18 2013

In a much-anticipated decision the Paris Court of Appeal ruled on the author rights of designs for jewellery created by an employee designer during

New clarification concerning the (non-) liability of hosts

  • Bersay & Associes
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  • France
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  • November 26 2012

The French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) handed down three rulings on 12 July 2012 in cases involving Google France and Google Inc. in particular

Measures to limit online copyright infringement

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union, France
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  • November 19 2012

The creative industries argue that piracy costs the industry £400m a year in lost revenue

Ownership of jewelry design made by employee designer lies with employer

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • France
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  • October 25 2012

In a much-anticipated decision, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled on the author rights of designs for jewelry created by an employee designer during his employment for the jewelry Van Cleef & Arpels

Survive or be terminated

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
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  • France, Germany, United Kingdom
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  • October 4 2012

Recent developments in Germany concerning the survival of sublicenses after termination or expiration of the main license should alert licensors to re-evaluate their licensing models and to take additional steps to ensure they retain sufficient control of their intellectual property

Copyright infringement by digitalisation of photographs without authorisation

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • France
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  • September 3 2012

A recent Supreme Court case dealt with the digitalisation of photographs by a press agency without the photographer's express authorisation