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The drafters of EU Computer programmes Directive were aware of the competition law implications of extending protection to the interfaces necessary to enable interoperability of programs and devices. Neither the U.S.

In April 2020, the French competition authority adopted an interim decision against Google obliging it to enter into negotiations with press publishers to establish the amount of remuneration for the use of publications protected by the related right for press publishers, as foreseen by the DSM D

Can firms undertake costly litigation to protect its brand's core market against infringers? Trademarks are an important intellectual property that plays a significant role in commercialization of a product.

On 15 December 2021 the European Parliament has adopted in 1st reading the long-awaited Digital Markets Act – a regulation, aiming to recalibrate competition in the most important sectors of the EU digital economy.

The facto standard for the performers remuneration in the digital context is based on the Common Law model and so, on the contractual agreements between labels and individual performers. Data suggest that following that path the future looks dark for the musicians.

Because of the internet and globalization, copyright infringements often have a cross-border character. If you post a blog illustrated by an image which you found on internet, you can be sued by the copyright holder of the image before the courts in all 27 EU Member States.

The intellectual property (IP) legal system for 3D printing is challenged by digital technologies and the platforms that disseminate Computer-aided design (CAD) files.

While the role of access to data and algorithms in digital markets is debated in scholarly literature, it is evident that there are circumstances in which it is necessary to scrutinize databases, algorithms, and source code that are used in digital services for the purposes of the enforcement of

Armed conflicts are not something new, sadly. They emerge in different parts of the globe, at different times, and due to different reasons. Three reflections follow on the role of legal education in the context of armed conflicts, inviting for paths for instructors and students to pursue peace.

"While the main stories about antitrust enforcement in digital markets that we hear about in media and specialized outlets focus on Europe and the United States, competition agencies in other regions of the World are also active in this front.