According to Advocate General Szpunar, the Uber electronic platform, whilst innovative, falls within the field of transport: Uber can thus be required to obtain the necessary licences and authorisations under national law…
David Berry highlights the practical and legal challenges inherent in any smart city initiative and suggests some approaches that might minimise the risks arising from those challenges…
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Ben Hughes explores the opportunities presented by the deployment of current and impending disruptive technologies in the retail and consumer sector….
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has considered whether there is any obligation to disclose personal data in the context of attempts to identify the driver allegedly responsible for a road traffic accident…
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Mark Owen, Adam Rendle and Maarten Rijks review the recent judgment and focus on the way in which the case continues the CJEU’s expansion of communication to the public…
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Khurram Shamsee draws the key lessons from the recent cases on SARs…
Lending of e-books According to the CJEU in Case C-174/15 Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken v Stichting Leenrecht lending of an electronic book (e-book) may, under certain conditions, be treated in the same way as the lending of a traditional book. The public lending exception, which provides inter alia for the fair remuneration of authors, is applicable. Background In the…
Mark O’Conor reaches out to his fellow enthusiasts and seeks their input…
In a surprising judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union has held that the sale of a multimedia player can be a communication to the public and breach of copyright…
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With 5G on the horizon, Matthew Hunt looks at some of the patent licensing implications in the context of the impending EU Commission ‘Communication on Standard Essential Patents for a European digitalised economy’…
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