News
30/07/2013 14:06
Search engines urged to better distinguish between advertisements and search results
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent several letters to search engine companies (such as Google, Yahoo, AOL, Ask.com, Bing, Blekko and DuckDuckGo) asking them to better distinguish between advertising and natural search results. The FTC notes that in recent years, it has become less easy...
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11/07/2013 15:16
Google News switches to "Opt-In" in Germany to avoid copyright fees
Google recently announced to make its 'Google News' service "opt-in" instead of "opt-out" in Germany as of 1 August 2013. This decision by Google is a direct reaction to a new German copyright law that will take effect as of the same date. In practice, this means that Google News...
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11/07/2013 11:03
Reform but no abolition of Internet suspension regime under new French Hadopi law
This week, France made an impressive U-turn on the way it handles P2P piracy on the internet. In a decree of 8 July 2013, the French government overturned the provision in the Intellectual Property Code that allowed a court to suspend one's internet access in case of illegal...
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28/06/2013 10:41
Belgian government blocks several websites that sell counterfeit goods
Belgium took part in an international campaign to block websites that sell counterfeit products. This was announced on 27 June 2013 by the 'FPS Economy' branch of the Belgian government ('FOD Economie' in Dutch). On a global scale, a total of 328 domain names were blocked under the operation 'In...
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21/05/2013 14:45
Copyright and 3-D printing
How to handle copyright infringement via 3-D printing? Should you stop infringement through cease-and-desist letters and litigation? Whom should you target? The individual 'downloaders'? The manufacturers of the printing machines? Or the providers of the printing services? Or should you rather...
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21/05/2013 14:25
Ryanair sanctioned for credit card fees
The Italian competition authority sanctioned Ryanair for charging extra fees for handling online credit card payments. This is the third time since 2011 that Ryanair is sanctioned in Italy for this conduct. To learn more about this,...
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21/05/2013 11:36
Plagiarism is not the same as copyright infringement
If you are confused about the exact meaning of the two terms, read this interesting article: https://tudorlawfirm.com/the-difference-between-plagiarism-and-copyright-infringement/?goback=%2Egde_2276877_member_235898574
Author: Bart Van Besien
Finnian & Columba
Belgium
bart@finnian.be
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14/05/2013 20:59
Belgian ISPs sued for providing Internet access without paying copyright levies
See https://www.pcworld.com/article/2036961/belgian-isps-sued-for-providing-internet-access-without-paying-copyright-levies.html
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14/05/2013 10:08
Author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' sues her Agent over copyright
Harper Lee, the author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' filed a lawsuit against her literary agent to resecure her copyright over the book. For more information, read https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/kill-a-mockingbird-author-sues-451977
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24/04/2013 18:28
Website launched
Our new website has been launched today.
Author: Bart Van Besien
Finnian & Columba
Belgium
bart@finnian.be
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