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

YES - In its previous case law, the court has recognised the importance of hyperlinks for the operation of the World Wide Web and for freedom of speech.

Beim digitalen Fernsehen werden urheberrechtlich geschützte Werke in Form von Video- und Audiosignalen an das betreffende Publikum im Empfangsbereich der Programme übermittelt. Dies erfolgt häufig via ...

This April, the relevant EU institutions finalised the controversial Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the "Directive"), which came into force on 7 June 2019.

The amendment to the Austrian Copyright Act introduces a whole range of new provisions on copyright contract law, strengthening the position of authors and performers.

Between originality and individual character: protecting design objects under EU copyright and design law

A study of 1,700+ banks from 63 countries, conducted by AIM Software, the Vienna University of Economics and sponsored by Reuters, has revealed that improving data quality is regarded as a key issue for risk management - and that regulatory requirements including Basel II and Sarbanes-Oxley are driving substantial investments in IT.

The story of our NFT self-experiment does not end with the selling of the token. To the contrary, it is only the start: The buyer – in our case the Museum Francisco Carolinum in Linz – wants to use the artwork for their purposes.

The term "Ambush Marketing" was invented by the advertising business in the US in the 1980s. It stands for a special kind of marketing campaign where companies cleverly connect their goods or brands with a popular, often athletic, event.

The world’s biggest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup, runs for the next month, meaning "Ambush Marketing" will also be in the headlines.

In our last report on the NFT self-experiment "Formulating a smart contract and minting an NFT", we looked at what data is packed in a freshly minted NFT.

To protect the author, the provision limits the possibilities of granting rights for as yet unknown forms of exploitation (since the author cannot foresee the economic relevance at the time...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has deprived the audio recording and movie industries of one of their main instruments against the sharing of illegal internet content – the possibility to impose an injunction against an internet service provider (ISP) that requires it to install a system to filter electronic communications, especially those involving the use of peer-to-peer software.

Platform providers are digital service providers who act as information intermediaries between their users. They store the information provided (making them hosts) and disseminate it...

Interpreting copyright contracts based on their purpose is not new in Austria. After all, this teleological interpretation is an essential part of every contract analysis and the theory...

The possibilities for generating music and sounds using AI applications have become both versatile and impactful in recent years.

Many are familiar with the distinctive sounds of Audi or VW that are heard at the end of a commercial.

The DSM Directive introduced a principle for appropriate and proportionate remuneration of authors and performers. Moreover, a bestseller clause was introduced...

Nach dreijähriger Verhandlung hat das EU Parlament am 26.3.2019 für die vollständige Umsetzung des Richtlinienentwurfs zur Vereinheitlichung der Urheberrechte im "digitalen Binnenmarkt" ...

Licences connected to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are still far from being the norm. As a result, most NFTs still do not convey sufficient or appropriate IP rights to their underlying content.