IPKat
Launched in 2003 as a teaching aid for Intellectual Property Law students in London, the IPKat’s weblog has become a popular source of material, comment and amusement. IPKat covers copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
The IPKat team is Neil J. Wilkof, Annsley Merelle Ward, Darren Smyth, Nicola Searle, Eleonora Rosati, Merpel and David Brophy.
The IPKat team is Neil J. Wilkof, Annsley Merelle Ward, Darren Smyth, Nicola Searle, Eleonora Rosati, Merpel and David Brophy.
Articles by This Author
Austria Refers Facebook ‘Hate Speech’ Case to EU Court
Should social networks monitor for comments that are similar to those they have previously been forced to remove?
US Court Orders ISP to Pay $25mn Piracy Damages
Cox used a 'thirteen strike' process where subscribers retained their service despite repeated downloading of pirated music.
State Can Seize Domain Names, Says Top Swedish Court
Taking possession of a domain name is another way to prevent online piracy.
Will the German Network ‘Hate Speech’ Law Work?
Germany has imposed ambitious rules that control how people express themselves on social media. There are still uncertainties with how the rules will be applied in practice.
Cloud Video Recorder Case Links Private Copying to Public Comms
The EU's highest court has determined key parameters for when it is legal to offer a cloud-based video recording service.
Review: The Fundamental Right to Data Protection
Maria Tzanou's book explores 'dataveillance', the coming together of data and surveillance, as applied to metadata, travel, financial transactions and the internet.
Awaiting the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
Academics question if proposed reforms will find the right balance between publishers, ISPs and internet aggregators.
Top EU Lawyer Thinks Cloud-Based Video Recording Is Legal
Maciej Szpunar of the CJEU advised that cloud-based TV recording is equivalent to using a video recorder in the home.
The Netflix Over-the-Top Model May yet Underwhelm
Porter Bibb, the famous American financier and media producer, believes Netflix will have to introduce adverts to boost revenues, but this will prompt its decline.
French Supreme Court Makes ISPs Bear Cost of Blocking Injunctions
The court said telcos and browser providers should cover the cost of protecting copyright because they can afford to.
The EU Right of Communication to the Public… in a Chart
This diagram shows how Europe's highest court interprets the 'right of communication to the public'.
Canada Orders Google to De-Index Global Results
Canada's Supreme Court disagreed with Google about whether one country could impose a decision to remove search results even if that might break laws elsewhere.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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