In December 2018, CJEU Advocate General Szpunar took the view that the reuse of a sound sequence in a new song (referred to as sampling) without the author’s permission violates copyright law (case C-476/17 – Moses Pelham et...more
2/11/2019
/ Advocate General ,
Artistic Works ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Sampling ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Music Industry ,
Musical Sound Recordings ,
Right of Reproduction
At the end of July, the German Federal Court handed down its judgment in a copyright case having huge impact for operators of open Wifi services. For the first time, the judges had to deal with Sec. 7 (4) and Sec. 8 (1) s. 2...more
8/16/2018
/ Cease and Desist Orders ,
Civil Liability ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
EU ,
File Sharing ,
Germany ,
Internet ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Wi-Fi Hotspot ,
Wifi ,
Wireless Technology