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Annotatie bij Hof van Justitie van de EU 8 september 2020 (Recorded Artists Actors Performers / Phonographic Performance (Ireland)) external link

Hugenholtz, P.
Nederlandse Jurisprudentie, iss. : 15, num: 126, pp: 2384-2386, 2022

Auteursrecht, frontpage, muziek, Naburige rechten

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Article{nokey, title = {Annotatie bij Hof van Justitie van de EU 8 september 2020 (Recorded Artists Actors Performers / Phonographic Performance (Ireland))}, author = {Hugenholtz, P.}, url = {https://www.ivir.nl/annotatie_nj_2022_126/}, year = {0419}, date = {2022-04-19}, journal = {Nederlandse Jurisprudentie}, issue = {15}, number = {126}, keywords = {Auteursrecht, frontpage, muziek, Naburige rechten}, }

The Social Construction of Self-Sovereign Identity: An Extended Model of Interpretive Flexibility external link

Weigl, L., Barbereau, T., Rieger, A. & Fridgen, G.
2022

Abstract

User-centric identity management systems are gaining momentum as concerns about Big Tech and Big Government rise. Many of these systems are framed as offering Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI). Yet, competing appropriation and the social embedding of SSI have resulted in diverging interpretations. These vague and value-laden interpretations can damage the public discourse and risk misrepresenting values and affordances that technology offers to users. To unpack the various social and technical understandings of SSI, we adopt an ‘interpretive flexibility’ lens. Based on a qualitative inductive interview study, we find that SSI’s interpretation is strongly mediated by surrounding institutional properties. Our study helps to better navigate these different perceptions and highlights the need for a multidimensional framework that can improve the understanding of complex socio-technical systems for digital government practitioners, researchers, and policy-makers.

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Conference paper{nokey, title = {The Social Construction of Self-Sovereign Identity: An Extended Model of Interpretive Flexibility}, author = {Weigl, L. and Barbereau, T. and Rieger, A. and Fridgen, G.}, url = {https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-55/dg/emerging_topics_in_e-gov/4/}, year = {2022}, date = {2022-01-03}, abstract = {User-centric identity management systems are gaining momentum as concerns about Big Tech and Big Government rise. Many of these systems are framed as offering Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI). Yet, competing appropriation and the social embedding of SSI have resulted in diverging interpretations. These vague and value-laden interpretations can damage the public discourse and risk misrepresenting values and affordances that technology offers to users. To unpack the various social and technical understandings of SSI, we adopt an ‘interpretive flexibility’ lens. Based on a qualitative inductive interview study, we find that SSI’s interpretation is strongly mediated by surrounding institutional properties. Our study helps to better navigate these different perceptions and highlights the need for a multidimensional framework that can improve the understanding of complex socio-technical systems for digital government practitioners, researchers, and policy-makers.}, }

Robustness Check: Evaluating and Strengthening Artistic Use Defences in EU Trademark Law external link

Senftleben, M.
IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law , vol. 53, num: 4, pp: 567-603, 2022

Abstract

The 2015 EU trademark law reform introduced a peculiar rule for reconciling trademark rights with freedom of artistic expression. According to Recital 21 EUTMR and Recital 27 TMD, artistic use can be deemed fair as long as the artist ensures compliance with “honest practices in industrial and commercial matters”. The honest practices proviso forges a link with the provisions on limitations of trademark rights. Article 14(1) EUTMR and Art. 14(1) TMD exempt from the control of trademark proprietors several types of use that can allow for artistic use. All these limitations, however, apply only when the use satisfies the test of honest practices. Confirming the obligation to comply with honest practices in industrial and commercial matters, the fairness rule of Recital 21 EUTMR and Recital 27 TMD turns out to be a double-edged sword. Instead of readily immunizing artistic use against trademark claims, it obliges artists to rely on limitations of trademark rights and furnish corresponding proof. Moreover, artists are expected to align their artistic activity with behavioural standards in the field of industry and commerce – a realm that is alien to the artistic community. Evidently, this approach endangers artistic autonomy. To avoid detrimental effects on artistic expression, it is advisable to strengthen the position of artists and develop a legal solution that resembles the measures taken in Art. 9(3)(f) EUTMR and Art. 10(3)(f) TMD with regard to freedom of commercial expression. Drawing inspiration from cultural sciences and case law on both sides of the Atlantic, the analysis explores avenues for achieving this goal.

Merkenrecht

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Article{nokey, title = {Robustness Check: Evaluating and Strengthening Artistic Use Defences in EU Trademark Law}, author = {Senftleben, M.}, doi = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s40319-022-01182-x}, year = {0412}, date = {2022-04-12}, journal = {IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law }, volume = {53}, number = {4}, pages = {567-603}, abstract = {The 2015 EU trademark law reform introduced a peculiar rule for reconciling trademark rights with freedom of artistic expression. According to Recital 21 EUTMR and Recital 27 TMD, artistic use can be deemed fair as long as the artist ensures compliance with “honest practices in industrial and commercial matters”. The honest practices proviso forges a link with the provisions on limitations of trademark rights. Article 14(1) EUTMR and Art. 14(1) TMD exempt from the control of trademark proprietors several types of use that can allow for artistic use. All these limitations, however, apply only when the use satisfies the test of honest practices. Confirming the obligation to comply with honest practices in industrial and commercial matters, the fairness rule of Recital 21 EUTMR and Recital 27 TMD turns out to be a double-edged sword. Instead of readily immunizing artistic use against trademark claims, it obliges artists to rely on limitations of trademark rights and furnish corresponding proof. Moreover, artists are expected to align their artistic activity with behavioural standards in the field of industry and commerce – a realm that is alien to the artistic community. Evidently, this approach endangers artistic autonomy. To avoid detrimental effects on artistic expression, it is advisable to strengthen the position of artists and develop a legal solution that resembles the measures taken in Art. 9(3)(f) EUTMR and Art. 10(3)(f) TMD with regard to freedom of commercial expression. Drawing inspiration from cultural sciences and case law on both sides of the Atlantic, the analysis explores avenues for achieving this goal.}, keywords = {Merkenrecht}, }

Knock Knock Who’s There? Tussenpersonen, persoonsgegevens en de kunst van het juiste evenwicht external link

Alberdingk Thijm, Chr. A.
Ars Aequi, iss. : april, pp: 279-288, 2022

Abstract

Wat te doen als je op Twitter door een anoniem profiel voor rotte vis wordt uitgemaakt? Het Nederlandse recht biedt verschillende mogelijkheden om identificerende gegevens te verkrijgen van internettussenpersonen. Maar hoe wordt de afweging met de bescherming van de persoonsgegevens van de anonymus gemaakt? Hoe verhoudt het recht op een doeltreffende voorziening in rechte zich tot het gegevensbeschermingsrecht? Het Hof van Justitie schrijft voor dat bij botsende fundamentele rechten het ‘juiste evenwicht’ moet worden gevonden. Dat blijkt de Nederlandse rechter nog niet zo eenvoudig te vinden, zo wordt duidelijk bij de bespreking van het Dutch FilmWorks-arrest in dit artikel.

frontpage, persoonsgevens, Privacy

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Article{nokey, title = {Knock Knock Who’s There? Tussenpersonen, persoonsgegevens en de kunst van het juiste evenwicht}, author = {Alberdingk Thijm, Chr. A.}, url = {https://www.ivir.nl/nl/aa_2022/}, year = {0408}, date = {2022-04-08}, journal = {Ars Aequi}, issue = {april}, abstract = {Wat te doen als je op Twitter door een anoniem profiel voor rotte vis wordt uitgemaakt? Het Nederlandse recht biedt verschillende mogelijkheden om identificerende gegevens te verkrijgen van internettussenpersonen. Maar hoe wordt de afweging met de bescherming van de persoonsgegevens van de anonymus gemaakt? Hoe verhoudt het recht op een doeltreffende voorziening in rechte zich tot het gegevensbeschermingsrecht? Het Hof van Justitie schrijft voor dat bij botsende fundamentele rechten het ‘juiste evenwicht’ moet worden gevonden. Dat blijkt de Nederlandse rechter nog niet zo eenvoudig te vinden, zo wordt duidelijk bij de bespreking van het Dutch FilmWorks-arrest in dit artikel.}, keywords = {frontpage, persoonsgevens, Privacy}, }

Online prijsdiscriminatie: heeft iedereen zijn prijs? external link

Poort, J. & Zuiderveen Borgesius, F.
2022

frontpage, online prijsdiscriminatie

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Presentation{nokey, title = {Online prijsdiscriminatie: heeft iedereen zijn prijs?}, author = {Poort, J. and Zuiderveen Borgesius, F.}, url = {https://www.ivir.nl/prijsdiscriminatie-aac/}, year = {0317}, date = {2022-03-17}, keywords = {frontpage, online prijsdiscriminatie}, }

De CoronaMelder door een economische lens external link

Poort, J.
TPEdigitaal, vol. 16, iss. : 2, pp: 48-60, 2022

Abstract

In oktober 2020 lanceerde Nederland de CoronaMelder-app voor geautomatiseerd onderzoek naar blootstelling aan het Covid-19 virus. Een tentatieve analyse van de maatschappelijke kosten en baten van de app suggereert dat de baten in evenwicht zijn met de kosten, zelfs als alleen wordt gekeken naar de bespaarde levensjaren door het voorkomen van sterfgevallen. Het percentage van de positieve tests dat door de app teweeg wordt gebracht, is de sleutel tot de positieve bijdrage ervan aan de maatschappelijke welvaart. Dit percentage is aanzienlijk lager voor de app dan voor handmatig contactonderzoek door de GGD, wat erop wijst dat de app efficiënt kan zijn als aanvulling op handmatig contactonderzoek, maar niet als vervanging daarvan.

corona, economische aspecten, frontpage, Informatierecht

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Article{nokey, title = {De CoronaMelder door een economische lens}, author = {Poort, J.}, url = {https://www.ivir.nl/tpedigitaal_2022_2/}, year = {0408}, date = {2022-04-08}, journal = {TPEdigitaal}, volume = {16}, issue = {2}, pages = {48-60}, abstract = {In oktober 2020 lanceerde Nederland de CoronaMelder-app voor geautomatiseerd onderzoek naar blootstelling aan het Covid-19 virus. Een tentatieve analyse van de maatschappelijke kosten en baten van de app suggereert dat de baten in evenwicht zijn met de kosten, zelfs als alleen wordt gekeken naar de bespaarde levensjaren door het voorkomen van sterfgevallen. Het percentage van de positieve tests dat door de app teweeg wordt gebracht, is de sleutel tot de positieve bijdrage ervan aan de maatschappelijke welvaart. Dit percentage is aanzienlijk lager voor de app dan voor handmatig contactonderzoek door de GGD, wat erop wijst dat de app efficiënt kan zijn als aanvulling op handmatig contactonderzoek, maar niet als vervanging daarvan.}, keywords = {corona, economische aspecten, frontpage, Informatierecht}, }

EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2022 external link

Quintais, J. & Trapova, A.
Kluwer Copyright Blog, 2022

Auteursrecht, frontpage

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Article{nokey, title = {EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2022}, author = {Quintais, J. and Trapova, A.}, url = {http://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2022/04/06/eu-copyright-law-round-up-first-trimester-of-2022/}, year = {0407}, date = {2022-04-07}, journal = {Kluwer Copyright Blog}, keywords = {Auteursrecht, frontpage}, }

AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework download

Bulayenko, O., Quintais, J., Gervais, D.J. & Poort, J.
2022

Abstract

This report examines the application of EU copyright and related rights law to outputs generated by or with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, tools or techniques (AI outputs), with a focus on outputs in the musical domain. The Report examines the question: How can and should EU copyright and related rights law protect AI musical outputs? The interdisciplinary (legal and empirical) research involves: (i) analyzing of the protection of AI outputs under EU copyright and related rights law; (ii) examining the attribution of authorship and ownership to (natural and legal) persons involved in the creation or production of AI outputs; (iii) proposing interpretative guidelines and policy recommendations on increasing legal certainty regarding the protection, authorship, and ownership of copyright and related rights over AI outputs, especially music outputs.

Artificial intelligence, computer-generated works, Copyright, EU, Intellectual property, music, originality, related rights

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Report{nokey, title = {AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework}, author = {Bulayenko, O. and Quintais, J. and Gervais, D.J. and Poort, J.}, url = {https://www.ivir.nl/publications/ai-music-outputs-challenges-to-the-copyright-legal-framework/870626_d3-5-final-report-on-the-impact-of-ia-authorship_formatted-1/}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6405796}, year = {2022}, date = {2022-04-01}, abstract = {This report examines the application of EU copyright and related rights law to outputs generated by or with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, tools or techniques (AI outputs), with a focus on outputs in the musical domain. The Report examines the question: How can and should EU copyright and related rights law protect AI musical outputs? The interdisciplinary (legal and empirical) research involves: (i) analyzing of the protection of AI outputs under EU copyright and related rights law; (ii) examining the attribution of authorship and ownership to (natural and legal) persons involved in the creation or production of AI outputs; (iii) proposing interpretative guidelines and policy recommendations on increasing legal certainty regarding the protection, authorship, and ownership of copyright and related rights over AI outputs, especially music outputs.}, keywords = {Artificial intelligence, computer-generated works, Copyright, EU, Intellectual property, music, originality, related rights}, }

The General Data Protection Regulation though the lens of digital sovereignty external link

Irion, K.
2022

Abstract

This short contribution will present and discuss the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) through the lens of ‘digital sovereignty. When high-ranking representatives of EU institutions endorsed digital sovereignty this has been interpreted as a signpost for a new-found assertiveness in EU digital policy. However, digital sovereignty is conceptually fuzzy and is used to animate a wide spectrum of geopolitical, normative, and industrial ambitions. In the context of the GDPR it makes sense to operationalize digital sovereignty as the ability of rules to assert authority in a global and interdependent digital ecosystem. Conceived this way, I will reflect on how the GDPR wields transnational capacity by design in the form of safeguards against inbound and outbound circumvention.

Digital sovereignty, GDPR, transfer of personal data, transnational capacity

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Article{Irion2022, title = {The General Data Protection Regulation though the lens of digital sovereignty}, author = {Irion, K.}, url = {https://www.ivir.nl/irion-gdpr-and-digital-sovereignty-11mar22/}, year = {0328}, date = {2022-03-28}, abstract = {This short contribution will present and discuss the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) through the lens of ‘digital sovereignty. When high-ranking representatives of EU institutions endorsed digital sovereignty this has been interpreted as a signpost for a new-found assertiveness in EU digital policy. However, digital sovereignty is conceptually fuzzy and is used to animate a wide spectrum of geopolitical, normative, and industrial ambitions. In the context of the GDPR it makes sense to operationalize digital sovereignty as the ability of rules to assert authority in a global and interdependent digital ecosystem. Conceived this way, I will reflect on how the GDPR wields transnational capacity by design in the form of safeguards against inbound and outbound circumvention.}, keywords = {Digital sovereignty, GDPR, transfer of personal data, transnational capacity}, }

Contribution to the public consultation on the European Media Freedom Act external link

Rucz, M., Irion, K. & Senftleben, M.
2022

Abstract

The announcement of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) has provided an important impulse for the development of new legal rules seeking to safeguard and support a free and pluralistic media environment in the European Union (EU). As indicated by Commissioners Věra Jourov  and Thierry Breton, the initiative is set to address a wide range of persisting challenges faced by European media outlets, including political and economic pressures, unjustified interference with editorial independence, failing business models supporting journalism and issues surrounding media pluralism. Considering the broad spectrum of concerns and the centrality of a pluralist media environment for the health of democracies, the European Commission’s commitment to the EMFA is commendable and urgent. With this submission, we would like to take the opportunity to respond to the European Commission’s public consultation on the EMFA.

European Media Freedom Act, favourable environment, frontpage, indepen, independence, Journalism, media freedom, media plurality, news publisher

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Article{Rucz2022b, title = {Contribution to the public consultation on the European Media Freedom Act}, author = {Rucz, M. and Irion, K. and Senftleben, M.}, url = {https://www.ivir.nl/position-paper-european-media-freedom-act-consultation-2/}, year = {0328}, date = {2022-03-28}, abstract = {The announcement of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) has provided an important impulse for the development of new legal rules seeking to safeguard and support a free and pluralistic media environment in the European Union (EU). As indicated by Commissioners Věra Jourov  and Thierry Breton, the initiative is set to address a wide range of persisting challenges faced by European media outlets, including political and economic pressures, unjustified interference with editorial independence, failing business models supporting journalism and issues surrounding media pluralism. Considering the broad spectrum of concerns and the centrality of a pluralist media environment for the health of democracies, the European Commission’s commitment to the EMFA is commendable and urgent. With this submission, we would like to take the opportunity to respond to the European Commission’s public consultation on the EMFA.}, keywords = {European Media Freedom Act, favourable environment, frontpage, indepen, independence, Journalism, media freedom, media plurality, news publisher}, }