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Monday, 04 October 2010 13:24

EMI wins sample goods case and paves the way for UK industry VAT windfall

EMI wins sample goods case and paves the way for UK industry VAT windfall The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in favour of EMI yesterday in a case concerning the UK value added tax (VAT) treatment of sample goods and business gifts given free of charge by EMI in…
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Thursday, 23 September 2010 08:10

France's 'three strikes' law goes into action

France's 'three strikes' law goes into action This week the controversial French three-strikes anti-piracy law Hadopi went live. The Hadopi law was proposed by the Sarkozy government and passed last year. Copyright holders are currently in the process of sending out 10.000’s of IP-addresses of alleged infringers to ISP’s, and…
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 12:31

The Pirate Bay went offline and online again

The Pirate Bay went offline and online again The infamous torrent site The Pirate Bay has been offline for a few hours thanks to an injunction granted after a court action of several Hollywood studios. It’s web hosting provider CB3ROB complied with an injunction ordered by a German court prohibiting…
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 12:29

The Canadian Federal Court has ruled that digital music services don't have to pay performance royalties on 30-second preview clips

The Canadian Federal Court of Appeals has ruled that digital music services do not have to pay performance royalties on 30-second preview clips. This follows a 2007 ruling by the Copyright Board of Canada that said such previews fell under 'fair dealing' as they counted as consumer “research” to help…
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 13:37

European Commission debate on improving collective rights management in the European Union

On April 23, 2010 the European Commission is planning a Public Hearing on the Governance of Collective Rights Management in the EU. The aim of this hearing is to explore how the relationships between copyright owners, collecting societies and commercial users of copyright have evolved over time and how these can be…
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 12:23

High losses for Dutch collecting society Buma-Stemra on 2008’s stock market to the detriment of the artists

Due to huge losses on the stock market in 2008 Dutch collecting society Buma-Stemra is not able to pay all collected royalties to its claimants, the artists. Buma-Stemra, will retain a staggering 10.4% of all royalties collected over 2008 (€ 140 million Euros) to cover its costs and to compensate…
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