In the first to the point: technology & digitalisation newsletter in fall 2019 we reported about referrals to the CJEU

Digital technologies have fundamentally transformed the way creative content is produced, distributed and accessed

As far as member states allow reproductions of copyrighted works for private use and for ends that are neither directly nor indirectly commercial, the rights holders must receive fair compensation.

Heute, am 26. April ist der World IP Day, also der Welttag des geistigen Eigentums. Im Jahr 2000 wurde dieser von der Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum (WIPO)

The Amendment to the Austrian Copyright Act fundamentally revised copyright contract law.

A lot has happened since our last Newsticker in December 2016.

"Stoppt die Zensur", "Wir sind keine Bots" oder "Filter? Nur für Kaffee". Derartige Aufschriften waren 2019 bei österreichischen Demonstrationen gegen die geplante EU-Urheberrechtsreform zu lesen...

After three years of negotiations, on 26 March 2019, against considerable reservations and despite Europe-wide protests, the EU Parliament voted for the full implementation of the EU Directive on the harmonization of copyrights ...

As of April 2018, California will allow fully autonomous cars to be tested without safety drivers on public roads. One interesting question in this context is whom to blame for damages caused by...

On 26 March 2019, after three years of negotiation, the EU Parliament voted in favor of the full implementation of the draft Directive on the harmonization of copyright in the "Digital Single Market" ...

On 1 January 2014, the new Product Piracy Regulation (EU) 608/2013 ("PPR 2014") entered into force.

A new EU Regulation, which will take effect on 3 December 2018, provides for borderless online shopping.

Copyright levies on recording media have been occupying the Austrian courts, courts of other Member States ...

The relationship between hyperlinking and copyright is much debated. Although recent decisions of the ECJ have shed some light on the question, many questions still remain when hyperlinking to copyrighted content should be considered a copyright infringement.

With the Amendment of the Austrian Copyright Act, which came into force on 31 December 2021, the Austrian Copyright contract law was overhauled.

Operator of a Wi-Fi network cannot be held liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network.

OpenAI, revered for its cutting-edge technology and leadership in the field of AI, unveiled "Sora", a groundbreaking text-to-video generator, just a few weeks ago.

When developing or refining a product, including its branding, a lot of time and money are invested in creating something unique that customers will need and love.

Im Rahmen der Entwicklung oder Weiterentwicklung eines Produkts, einschließlich der Markenentwicklung, wird viel Zeit und Geld investiert...

Persons posting hyperlinks for profit should even consider proactively verifying whether the content to which they link is illegally published on the internet.