Images and other content that is publicly available on the Internet are also protected by copyright. All too often we are contacted by people who have received a hefty invoice from an angry (rightly or wrongly) photographer because they copied his image on their website without permission. The photographer works hard to make a good …
Everyone tries to do their part during the corona crisis, each in their own way. For example, RUMAG is a marketing company that focuses on young people and sells T-shirts with satirical quotes. They decided to offer a special corona collection. The profits would go to the Red Cross. In the collection were mouth masks …
Today is ‘World Book and Copyright Day’. During this Coronacrisis, books not only help to prevent boredom, they can also provide a solution for the Coronavirus. After all, books, academic articles and other literary works contain an enormous amount of information that can make a difference in finding a vaccine. However, these works are stowed …
A recent judgment of the European Court of Justice makes it clear that trademark applicants must be very careful when filing a trademark application and must properly delineate the exact scope of the goods and services for which they seek protection. There is a tendency in a trademark filing to ask for the widest possible …
Blog article on judgement by the ECJ (C-263/18) – ‘Tom Kabinet’ written by our intern Thibau Duquin Are you for or against e-books? What if you’ve read the book? Can you sell your e-book? Is there such a thing as a second-hand market for e-books? And do the rules on physical books also apply for digital …
I got 99 problems, but a pitch ain’t one. UBA, ACC and UMA jointly signed a charter on 7 May 2019 that can serve as a guide in the organization of competitions, or the so-called pitches. Sirius Legal supports this initiative, which is needed in a (creative) sector in which few formal rules apply and in …
The IP Specialist Group of our international contact network Consulegis is very active in exchanging legal news from across the world, allowing all partner firms to remain on top of all relevant evolutions in IP-law. As of January 2015, this will allow us at Sirius Legal to periodically share on our firm’s website relevant legal …