Intellectual Property
The Bonnier Case: another attempt to reconcile IP rights and ISPs - Súarez de la Dehesa
The recent Bonnier case before the European Court of Justice is another attempt to find a solution to the seemingly endless conflict between copyright holders and internet service providers (ISPs).
In this case, an unknown person made publicly available 27 audio books through the ISP ePhone. Among the plaintiffs, Sweden’s Solna, requested that the ISP identify the offender in order in order to sue them in civil proceedings. The Court despite the opposition of ePhone ruled in favour of the plaintiffs.
The ISP had based its opposition, among other reasons, on the fact that the ruling was contrary to Directive 2006/24 and filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal in Stockholm, which referred the matter to the ECJ.
The Advocate General has now filed an opinion that concludes that Directive 2006/24 does not apply to cases other than those referred to in Article 1.1.
Portugal: an IP cluster for lusophone Africa - F Castelo Branco
Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and São Tomé e Príncipe share a wide range of cultural roots, among which are very specific aspects of the daily life and, most of all, the same language.
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