A draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has finally been published. ACTA has been negotiated and discussed in secret between leading Governments for over two years (including North America, Europe, Japan and Korea), and there has been a lot of concern over what it contained.

BT and Talk Talk – the Internet service providers – have asked the High Court to provide a ruling as to whether the Digital Economy Act is unlawful.

In this vlog, we look at the proposed rules around upload filters.

The CJEU also adopted a broad and flexible interpretation of ‘communication to the public' in Stichting Brein v Ziggo, a case concerning the infamous file-sharing website The Pirate Bay.

This article entitled "An alternative to patents: can DNA be protected by copyright and design right law?" by Beatriz San Martin and Heidi Hurdle was published in the journal Cell and Gene Therapy Insights.

With the Conservative Party having won a definitive majority in the December 2019 general election, and the EU Withdrawal Bill having been passed by the UK Parliament, the UK will now formally

The Federation Against Software Theft has confirmed that it has received over 500 enquiries during the first month of its campaign to encourage employees to report employers who use illegal software.

What do monkey selfies have in common with AI generated artworks?

In a first for UK copyright law, the English High Court recently held that copyright may exist independently in a fictional character.

Michael Gardner talks to Sky News regarding Marvin Gaye's estate suing Ed Sheeran for stealing core elements of Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit 'Lets Get It On'.

Ireland has started a process that could see illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers cut off from using the Internet.

Lord Younger, Intellectual Property Minister, recently announced the setting up of a new police unit which will be aimed at tackling online piracy.

The IPO has published a consultation on proposals to modernise the copyright system.

The Essence of an IP Licence.

The UK and Chinese Governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on copyright. Under the agreement, the countries will work together on copyright issues to promote strong trade between them.

Welcome to the first of two vlogs summarising some of the key points addressed in the EU's proposed new directive on copyright in the digital single market.

The newly passed Digital Economy Act will cost at least £15m a year to Internet service providers. Those figures have been revealed from a Government consultation document.

Google's plan to create a database of all books online has hit problems.

The Pirate Bay – the file-sharing site – has been sold by its founders for about £5m. Global Gaming Factory – the new owners – say that the site will become legitimate.

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