Objective
Copyright rules in the European Union, especially in the field of music, are faced with new challenges due to the rapid growth of the internet, mobile phones and new technologies. The conference will discuss key developments in case law and other issues currently being considered at EU level.
Key topics
- The CISAC case before the General Court and other issues of competition law
- Online music and the future of collecting societies
- Compatibility of ACTA with the EU legal system
- National measures against piracy
- Copyright enforcement against file-sharing and responsibility of internet service providers
- Exceptions and limitations to copyright protection in the face of new internet technologies: communication to the public, fair compensation, technical protection measures and protection of fundamental rights
- The European Commission’s digital Agenda for Europe
Who should attend?
Lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel and other practitioners of law dealing with intellectual property law (copyright law) and industrial property laws, as well internet and consumer law.
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discounts
10 % before 19.04.2011
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions; Employees of the Federal government and of the Cantons of Switzerland
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier).