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ECtHR in Becker: Robust protection of journalistic sources remains a basic condition for press freedom

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After our first assessment of the Becker ruling of the ECtHR, here is a more in-depth analysis of the verdict.

Guest post by prof. Dirk Voorhoof, Ghent University.*

In the judgment in the case Becker v. Norway the ECtHR showed once more its concern about the importance of the protection of journalistic sources for press freedom and investigative journalism in particular. The ECtHR emphasised that a journalist’s protection under Article 10 ECHR cannot automatically be removed by virtue of a source’s own conduct, and that source protection applies also when a source’s identity is known. The judgment has [Read more…] about ECtHR in Becker: Robust protection of journalistic sources remains a basic condition for press freedom

Top rankings for media team Kennedy Van der Laan

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The two most authoritative legal rankings for lawyers have recently been published: Chambers and Legal 500. The Kennedy Van der Laan media team has again been awarded top rankings in both guides in the category media and entertainment (see Chambers and Legal 500).

Jens van den Brink is mentioned as ‘notable practitioner’ in the Chambers ranking: “Jens van den Brink has been especially active recently in handling defamation and copyright disputes for broadcasters and newspapers. Clients say he is “very good, he knows what he is talking about and he always reacts very promptly.” He advised UPC Nederland on a dispute in which a German rights holder organisation was seeking to disclose the identity of UPC subscribers who had exchanged pirated movies.” Legal500 [Read more…] about Top rankings for media team Kennedy Van der Laan

9 Reasons Why a ‘Right to be Forgotten’ is Really Wrong

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viviane-reding2By Joris van Hoboken

The European Commission draft proposal for a data protection regulation contains the so-called right to be forgotten in Article 15. This is not a surprise but the way it has been drafted is quite terrible as I will try to explain below.

Commissioner Viviane Reding made a right to be forgotten into one of the central themes of the privacy directive’s review of the last two years and her plans to modernize the existing legal framework for the processing of personal data in the EU. While there are some valuable improvements to the existing data protection rules in the EC’s concept proposal, this right to be forgotten is amongst the worst legal inventions [Read more…] about 9 Reasons Why a ‘Right to be Forgotten’ is Really Wrong

Eyeworks vs. FTD – Dutch Court rules that Facilitating Infringement by Providing Usenet Application Leads to a Direct Copyright Infringement

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eyeworks1FTD is a provider of a Usenet Application which allows people to spot posts on Usenet (to find content more easily). Dutch TV producer Eyeworks found out that through FTD’s application its film ‘A Woman Visits the Doctor’ [Komt een vrouw bij de dokter] could be downloaded via Usenet. Eyeworks claimed that by facilitating an infringement on its copyright, FTD actually infringed upon Eyeworks’s copyright itself.

In a groundbreaking ruling in summary proceedings, which is published here in English (the Dutch original can be found here), the court of The Hague in The Netherlands accepted Eyework’s claim. The court found that the relevant question is ‘whether the behavior of FTD allows users to download copyrighted files (in an easier manner) and that it thus makes such files in fact available to the public.’ The court concluded that FTD indeed infringed [Read more…] about Eyeworks vs. FTD – Dutch Court rules that Facilitating Infringement by Providing Usenet Application Leads to a Direct Copyright Infringement