Topic
Copyright Management
6 published works
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Copyright: The Tar Lazio Upholds an ICA Decision Against Società Italiana Degli Autori Ed Editori for Abuse of Dominance
On September 26, 2019, the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio (the “TAR Lazio”) rejected the appeal submitted by Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (“SIAE”) – the Italian copyright collecting…
Italy Intellectual Property Blog
The Legislative Decree which implements the Barnier Directive has entered into force
With a one-year delay, the Italian government has implemented the EU Directive 2014/26/EU “on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for…
Broadcast Law Blog
Bill Proposes to Make the Register of Copyrights a Presidential Appointee
The Copyright Office is now a part of the Library of Congress, with the Register of Copyrights (the head of the Copyright Office) appointed by the Librarian of Congress. As…
Broadcast Law Blog
Public Comments Requested on Qualifications for Copyright Office Chief
There is now a vacancy in the top position at the Copyright Office, the Register of Copyrights, and the Librarian of Congress, who appoints the Register, has asked for comments…
Media Law Prof Blog
Technological Change and Joint Copyrights Management
Christian Handke, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) Faculty of History and Arts, has published Joint Copyrights Management by Collecting Societies and Online Platforms: An Economic Analysis. Here is the abstract.This paper…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Proposed Collecting Society Reforms
The European Commission has issued a proposed Directive on the "collective management of copyright and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use". The focus of the Directive…