Australia – New online copyright infringement research released

New research conducted by the Australian and United Kingdom Governments shows Australia has high levels of…

UK consumers give boost to legal downloading and streaming for TV, films and music

A new survey, published today by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), highlights the latest UK trends…

Australian MP: ‘Anti-piracy rules won’t work’

Ed Husic, Australia’s Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Treasurer, has suggested that consumers aren’t all…

France Télévisions – bataille autour des adaptations littéraires

Trop de Tintin, de Dalton et de Titeuf pour les enfants à la télévision ? C’est…

Case C-367/15 – Punitive damages and copyright infringers

Poland has a copyright collecting society that is specialised in collecting money in respect of audiovisual…

First integrated licensing and processing hub to power the 21st century digital music market

PRS for Music, STIM and GEMA have signed completion documents announcing the launch of the world’s…

Netflix nukes Rovi’s “we own TV guide” patents

A long-running patent battle between Netflix and Rovi has concluded, with Netflix beating back the entertainment…

Everything to know about the FTC’s antitrust review of Apple’s music business

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust review into Apple’s treatment of competing music-streaming apps…

Copyright reform – Oettinger open to Spanish ‘Google tax’ model

Oettinger has praised ancillary copyright laws several times in recent months, as the European Commission gets…

Remise du rapport de la mission d’information de l’Assemblée nationale sur le bilan et les perspectives de la copie privée

Fleur Pellerin a salué, le 16 juillet, l’adoption du rapport d’information sur le bilan et les…

20-50% of royalties never reach the artist, study finds

Artists aren’t sometimes getting screwed in the digital era. According to the latest research, they are…

Knocking on Heaven’s Door – User Preferences on Digital Cultural Distribution

This paper explores the social, demographic and attitudinal basis of consumer support to a change from…