You probably know “Game of Thrones”, the most popular TV series of the moment. The first two seasons were a huge hit and the third season premiered on March 31, 2013 on HBO (the American premium cable network that produces the series). There are about 4.5 million subscribers who follow the series. But overall, the […]
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« A Flatrate for Culture » Vers une licence globale obligatoire en droit d’auteur
By 8 February 2012 13
Depuis des semaines, le droit d’auteur et le copyright font la une en raison de plusieurs projets de lois (SOPA/PIPA)1 ou de conventions (ACTA) ultra-répressifs et ayant pour but (entre autres) de lutter contre le téléchargement illégal d’œuvres par Internet ; des réactions des sites comme Google, reddit, Wikipedia ; et de la fermeture par les autorités […]
The web goes dark, Megaupload goes down (or why there was no need for SOPA/PIPA after all)
By 26 January 2012 0
The positive momentum following the unprecedented worldwide protest against SOPA/PIPA was almost immediately slashed by the media coverage of a classical piracy case. But against all odds, the takedown of Megaupload might provide a rather good argument for the defenders of an open Internet.
Just released: “Digital Piracy: Theory”
By 28 October 2010 0
In “Digital Piracy: Theory” (click here to download), Paul Belleflamme and Martin Peitz review recent theoretical contributions on digital piracy. The article starts by elaborating on the reasons for intellectual property protection, by reporting a few facts about copyright protection, and by examining reasons to become a digital pirate. Next, it provides an exploration of […]