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21 Feb 2013
A "highly unusual" additional parliamentary hearing on proposed changes to German copyright law is a sign that there is increasing opposition to the publisher-driven plans, an expert has said.
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19 Feb 2013
Posting a link to copyrighted content should not be regarded as a communication of that work to the public, a group of leading academics has said.
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15 Feb 2013
Businesses can retain the right to use copyrighted software under sub-licences awarded by head-licensees in circumstances where those head-licensees are subject of a termination or become insolvent, the High Court has said.
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01 Feb 2013
The academic who led the most recent official review into the UK's intellectual property (IP) framework has questioned whether the Government's plans to enable individuals to make private copies of copyrighted material go far enough.
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28 Jan 2013
Computer programming languages should not be viewed as being copyrightable, a High Court judge has said.
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22 Jan 2013
Broadcasters which hold the exclusive rights to show events of high interest to the public may in future be forced to give rivals media outlets free access to some of the footage they capture in order to enable those competitors to produce short news...
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18 Jan 2013
Courts in the EU may not deem the re-sale of digital music and video files by businesses operating within the trading bloc as copyright infringement, an expert has said.
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16 Jan 2013
A number of major media organisations have threatened to launch a legal challenge to proposed new laws affecting the UK's copyright framework.
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15 Jan 2013
Two men who hacked into the servers of a major record company have been handed suspended prison sentences.
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10 Jan 2013
Universities will welcome Government plans to reform laws governing the copying of works for educational purposes, a representative body for the sector has said.
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