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
Direct Injection TV: Who pays the royalties?
Direct injection is a two-step process for offering TV content, which is transmitted privately to distributors, who then offer it publicly. But after which step are royalties due?
Selective Memory: Spanish Supreme Court Rules on Right to Be Forgotten
When Europeans want to remove their personal history from the internet, how much control should they have over editing?
EU Court to Rule on ISPs Blocking The Pirate Bay
The Court of Justice of the European Union has been asked to rule on a long-running dispute about the blocking of torrent sites which facilitate access to copyrighted content.
EU May End Geo-Blocking by Extending Satellite and Cable Rules to Internet
The EU Commission has a cunning plan to force all copyrighted online content to be made available in every EU country.
Connectivity and Human Rights
Mark Zuckerberg has argued that connectivity should be treated as a human right. But what might be the legal basis for enforcing that right?
New Australian Online Piracy Law Threatens Websites and VPNs
Legitimate websites and VPN services are at risk, if courts interpret the new law too loosely.
Italy and Spain Apply Anti-Piracy Rules
Recent legal decisions demonstrate that Italy and Spain will strictly follow new rules designed to curb internet piracy.
Euro Law: Hyperlinks are not Comms
A decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union means TV companies cannot be compensated for lost revenues if hyperlinks are used to circumvent their paywalls.
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