RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN: 600.000 EURO FINE FOR GOOGLE BELGIUM
On 14 July 2020 the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “GBA” or former “Privacy Commission”) imposed a fine on Google Belgium for not respecting the “right to be forgotten”. Google had refused to remove old…
Trademarks often list among the most valuable assets of your business. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to protect your trademarks from infringement. Below is an essential guide to trademark law in the Benelux, to…
Software developers are getting paid increasingly via copyright payments. These copyright payments are advantageous for both independent software developers and employee-developers. However, it is important to not pay excessive copyright royalties. Belgian tax authorities are…
Domain names with a .io and .ai extension are gaining popularity. This article explains what .io domain names and .ai domain names stand for, why they have become so popular, and how you can start…
Graphic and visual artists (e.g., painters, photographers, etc.) are entitled to a “resale right fee” when their works are resold by art trade professionals (e.g., via a gallery, an antique dealer or an auction). This…
Trademark registration: what exactly is a trademark? A “trademark” is a sign that you use to indicate your goods or services. In theory, a trademark is protected if it is registered and effectively used within…
Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) rendered an important decision on copyright law and music sampling in its ‘Metall auf Metall’ decision. The full text of the decision has not yet…
Three men who sold illegal streams of football matches to more than 1,000 English pubs, clubs, and homes and who made five million pounds over a ten-year period from these activities, have been sentenced to…
Yesterday, the EU Parliament approved a new copyright directive (Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market). What does this new legislation mean in practice? Copyright Directive: European copyright update The last…
Portrait rights (as part of broader category of image rights) are personality rights and closely related to the right to privacy. Portrait rights means that you must ask a person’s permission before copying or distributing…
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