‘Music sampling’ and copyright law in the EU: recent ECJ decision
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…
Software developers in Belgium frequently use a copyright tax optimisation scheme to receive tax-friendly payments from their own company (bvba/sarl or gcv/scs) or from their employer. The tax rate for these copyright payments is 7,5%…
On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament adopted a new draft Copyright Directive (the so called “Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market”). This new legislation is meant to correct the imbalance between creators…
On June 11, 2017, Bart Van Besien will give an exposition on neighbouring rights and copyrights for actors and actresses during the “Night of the Actor”, organised by the Acteursgilde. The Acteursgilde is the Flemish association for…
Lien Van de Kelder will participate in the Seminar “Performers’ Rights in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities” on 6 June 2017 in Brussels. This seminar is organised by AEPO-ARTIS, the Association of European Performers’ Organisations. Lien will…
We are proud to announce that we have been accepted as a member of AIPF, the Association of Intellectual Property Firms. AIPF is an international association of independent law firms that devote a majority of…
On 27 April 2017, the Belgian Federation of Professional Photographers is organising an information session on copyright for photographers. Bart Van Besien, attorney at the law firm Finnian & Columba, will discuss the following topics:…
Current British copyright law: 25 years of protection for industrially exploited items Currently, under British law, artistic works of which more than 50 copies have been made in the past are protected by copyright…
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