11 April 2019
The EU Copyright Directive: New exception for text and data mining
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/the-eu-copyright-directive-new-exception-for-text-and-data-mining

Following on from Eleonora Rosati's look at Article 15, Benoit Van Asbroeck and Charlotte Haine take a look at the next key provision in MediaWrites' series on the EU Copyright Directive, providing an overview of ...

04 December 2020
Circumventing technological protection measures and website blocking orders: An EU perspective
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/circumventing-technological-protection-measures-and-website-blocking-orders-an-eu-perspective

In this article for MediaWrites, Eleonora Rosati considers an interesting recent development concerning website blocking orders in relation to websites that market and sell devices and software aimed at circumventing ...

20 January 2021
Collecting societies OSA and INTERGRAM fined for forcing providers of accommodation services to pay copyright levies
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/czech-republic/collecting-societies-osa-and-intergram-fined-for-forcing-providers-of-accommodation-services

The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") published a press release (without publishing the full decisions yet) regarding the rejection of the appeal of the collecting society for music authors’ ...

17 September 2020
Bird & Bird & Managing IP Podcast Series
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/bird-and-bird-and-managing-ip-podcast-series

In collaboration with Managing IP, we're producing a series of podcasts on a range of cutting edge and sometimes controversial topics, bringing together lawyers from Bird & Bird with guest speakers from industry.

20 January 2020
Does the principle of exhaustion apply to digital media? The CJEU provides clarity
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/does-the-principle-of-exhaustion-apply-to-digital-media-the-cjeu-provides-clarity

Our media team explains an important judgment from the CJEU which develops the law on copyright protection for digital content. In a decision that will affect authors, publishers, distributors and readers, the Court ...

18 August 2020
First in time, first in right: WIPO takes the lead on digital date stamping of IP
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/wipo-takes-the-lead-on-digital-date-stamping-of-ip

It is often crucial for tech, international brand companies and design-based businesses to demonstrate convincingly that they are the first to record a new idea, design or code. Most importantly though, it is trite that ...

30 June 2020
Stretching Copyright: Protecting online fitness workouts
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/stretching-copyright-protecting-online-fitness-workouts

With UK gyms set to remain closed for the foreseeable future, home online workouts have become increasingly popular. Many routines are highly innovative and take considerable time, skill and effort to produce. This ...

20 February 2020
Newsflash: A European strategy for data
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/newsflash-a-european-strategy-for-data

Published on 19 February 2020, the European Commission's communication on a European strategy for data sets out a bold vision for the EU to become a leading role model for a society empowered by data to make better ...

09 April 2020
COVID-19: The Music Shuffle
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid-19-the-music-shuffle

We take a look at how the music industry is adapting to COVID-19, what the pandemic means for live events, how the music community is pulling together and how changing consumer habits could create new opportunities ...