Copyright Levies In France – The Saga Continues…
There have been new developments in France in the copyright levies saga. The French Conseil Constitutionnel (“Constitutional Court”) and the Private Copy Commission issued new decisions which – whilst...
View ArticleProposals for Amendments by the European Commission of the European Trade...
The European Commission published a press release announcing a reform of the European trade mark regime, amending both the European directive n°2008/95/EC to approximate the laws of the Member States...
View ArticleFrance – a proposal for new laws in the field of copyright and cultural heritage
On 22 October 2014, Fleur Pellerin, the French minister of culture and communication presented a proposal for a law adapting French law to EU law in the field of copyright and cultural heritage (the...
View ArticleParis Court of Appeal orders video-sharing website Dailymotion to pay...
In a recent decision of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 2 December 2014, the French video-sharing website Dailymotion was held liable to pay more than 1,2 million Euros in damages to the French TV...
View ArticleFrance: A first! – Approval by the Council of State (“Conseil d’Etat”) of the...
Much awaited by rights holders and members of the industry alike, the Council of State (the French highest administrative court) rendered, on 19 November 2014, two decisions approving the remuneration...
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French Court: Important ruling on ‘must carry’ override issue in real-time...
Leaving in place the lower court’s €1million damages award, the Paris Court of Appeals recently held that the live streaming website “PlayTV” infringed both the broadcaster’s “neighboring rights” in...
View ArticleWebinar recording: Digital Single Market – The New European Copyright
On Friday, 23 September 2016, we held a well-received webinar on the Commission’s latest package of legislative initiatives in the copyright environment. This included a concise review and summary of...
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