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May 09, 2012
Computer programs cannot be protected by copyright under the EU’s Software Directive, but could be eligible for protection under other European laws
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April 05, 2012
File sharing company Megaupload, whose websites were shut down in January, is facing its first civil lawsuit - and lawyers predict more will be on the way
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March 21, 2012
As the period ends for responses to the UK government proposals on copyright reform, Oxford Economics has published a report saying the government’s economic analysis is flawed
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March 12, 2012
Dentists who want to play music to waiting patients to soothe their nerves and hotel owners who want to provide guests with access to music in their bedrooms will find out the IP implications of their hospitality on Thursday
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February 28, 2012
Is posting a hyperlink copyright infringement? This is one of the questions at the heart of a dispute between universities and copyright owners in Canada
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February 28, 2012
An agreement signed between two Canadian universities and the country’s copyright licensing agency has prompted a storm of protest from professors
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February 27, 2012
On Thursday, the Court of Justice will rule in a dispute over the ownership of IP rights in football league fixture lists in a decision that should clarify the rules on database protection. Managing IP provides a preview
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February 22, 2012
Twelve heads of government have called for urgent action to reform copyright in a letter to EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso
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February 15, 2012
A UK enforcement agency has closed down a pirate music website and arrested the man behind it
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February 14, 2012
On Thursday, the Court of Justice of the EU will decide whether online social networks can be ordered to monitor files stored on their servers and prevent their users from uploading and exchanging files that contain copyright material. Here’s Managing IP’s guide to the dispute
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February 03, 2012
Test your knowledge of the week’s IP news in Managing IP’s new weekly quiz
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February 02, 2012
The Federal Court’s controversial decision in favour of Optus has created uncertainty over the future of mobile rights in Australia
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January 26, 2012
Rights holders will have powers to demand that ISPs in Ireland block websites accused of infringing copyright if the government amends legislation before the end of January
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January 19, 2012
A group of orchestra conductors, teachers, performers, film archivists and distributors has failed to convince the Supreme Court that Congress does not have authority to restore copyright protection to foreign works that have fallen into the public domain
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January 16, 2012
Dominic McGonigal is head of government relations at PPL, a UK collecting society that licenses recorded music on behalf of performers and record companies. He talks to Emma Barraclough about codes of conducts, plans for a digital copyright exchange and what he fears most about the Commission’s reform proposals
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January 12, 2012
Microsoft has launched two pioneering copyright lawsuits in China in an attempt to deal with the problem of rampant software piracy
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December 15, 2011
Win a free place at a Managing IP meeting of your choice in 2012 by answering our 20 questions on developments in the past year
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December 15, 2011
As the UK government consults on a code of conduct for collecting societies, Brigid Simmonds of the British Beer & Pub Association explains why she wants simplification
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December 14, 2011
The fight against online piracy requires “21st Century tools, and unfortunately that may include blocking websites”, US register of copyrights Maria Pallante said this week
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December 07, 2011
Canada’s Supreme Court is hearing five cases this week, in a historic burst of activity that could fundamentally reshape copyright protection in the country