Press Law

The free ringtones and wallpapers which the company advertised online turned out to cost about nine Euros per week in reality. Before consumers [Read more…] about Free Ringtones Prove Expensive Affair for Buyer and Seller

Judgment of the Supreme Court, 11 July 2008 (Telegraaf/Staat)

Background

In January 2006 the De Telegraaf-reporters Joost de Haas and Bart Mos gained access to state secret files of the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), [Read more…] about Supreme Court Allows Monitoring of Journalists by the State “In the Interest of National Security”

Arnhem in preliminary relief proceedings dated 18 July 2008 in the action between NXP B.V. and Stichting Katholieke Universiteit trading under the name of Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (LJN: BD 7578)

The Case

NXP B.V. is marketing the Mifare Classic Chip since 1995. This chip is frequently used worldwide for, amongst other things, access systems in businesses and for access and payment systems in public transport. [Read more…] about Publication of a Scientific Article Hard to Oppose

discussion of the judgment of the State v. IS Interned of the Court of Haarlem in preliminary relief proceedings dated 14 May 2008

Background

A-Group is a dealer in second-hand cars. One of its partners – “X” – is an asylum seeker from Africa who has exhausted all legal means. [Read more…] about ISP Not Obliged to Remove Accusation Against Government in Absence of a Court Verdict

A discussion of the judgment of the judge in preliminary relief proceedings of the Court of The Hague dated 7 May 2008 in the Microsoft/Unicaresoft case.

Background

 

Microsoft is holder of a number of Benelux and Community trademarks for the sign MSN for, inter alia, software and Internet-related goods and services. [Read more…] about Msnlock Infringes Microsoft’s MSN Trademarks

Judgment of the Court of Amsterdam, 19 March 2008
Is the Book Always Better than the Movie?
Stanley Kubrick’s movie classic The Shining featuring Jack Nicholson as the terrifying “Here’s Johnny!” could be an exception. [Read more…] about Quarrel about Movie Rights to the Book Joe Speedboot

Judgment of the Court of Amsterdam dated 6 February 2008 (Willem-Alexander, Máxima, Amalia and Alexia versus Party)

Photographs of Máxima, Amalia and Alexia

In February 2008 the Court of Amsterdam gave a judgment in proceedings brought by Willem-Alexander, Máxima, Amalia and Alexia (the Crown Prince and his family) against the weekly Party [Read more…] about An Outing to the Beach

Introduction

Since 29 January 2003 the Foundation for Internet Domain Registration in the Netherlands (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland, “SIDN”) offered the option of suing a holder of a .nl domain name through arbitration. [Read more…] about New Developments Regarding .nl Domain Names

A discussion of the Van Gasteren / Hemelrijk judgment of the Dutch Supreme Court dated 18 January 2008

Background

On 24 May 1943 movie maker Van Gasteren killed Walter Oettinger, the Jewish person who had been hiding in his house in Amsterdam since 19 May 1943. In 1944 Van Gasteren was sentenced to a term of four years’ imprisonment for manslaughter. After the war Van Gasteren was granted [Read more…] about Dutch Blogger Can Invoke Freedom of the Press

A short discussion of the judgment of the Court of The Hague dated 9 January 2008 in the Portakabin / Primakabin case.

Introduction

To what extent is a seller of another party’s trademark products allowed to use this trademark to advertise? [Read more…] about The Use of Ad Words When Selling Trademark Products on the Internet