By katerinakatsampani@hotmail.com The European Court of Justice has recently published the decision C- 201/2013 Johan Deckmyn ,Vrijheids fonds VZW v Vandersteen , ‘ Vandersteen and others’. In this case, the judges of Luxembourg were asked to interpret article 5 par. 3 …point (k) of the directive 2001/29 on the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright […]
May a parody constitute a copyright infringement? European Court of Justice to give the answer
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250 days until the European Parliament elections
September 1, 2013 by 1 Comment
By pieter.baert91@gmail.com While the European Parliament (EP) is taking its annual summer-break, its MEPs will hardly have time to enjoy their holiday. With only some 250 days to go until the European Parliament elections, the candidates will obviously already be planning their electoral campaigns. While 250 days may seem an adequate time to eloquently explain to […]
The EU and North Korea: A Story of Underestimation
July 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By pieter.baert91@gmail.com THE 2013-CRISIS While North and South Korea are slowly reaching agreement on the reopening of the Kaesong industrial region, the world seems to have already forgotten how tense the situation has been on the Korean peninsula in the first half of 2013. The Korean crisis initially started with a nuclear weapon test on the […]
The revenge of the fallen
February 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By moraitis@gmx.com Since the breakout of the economic crisis, a lot has been written about austerity measures and their implications for the overindepted countries. While most of the focus is continuously laid on the economic parameters, the politico-social consequences that were triggered by the crisis have been neglected. One of the most notable, yet often overseen, […]
Earthquake: Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena
February 6, 2013 by 3 Comments
By enzaspera@yahoo.it What happens to Siena in these days when there will be a short general election and at the same time c ‘was the scandal of the Monte dei Paschi. After the phase of fierce criticism of the exchange of accusations of “who was” and “I l ‘I said,” a slice of the citizens […]
2013, a Political Odyssey: What future for Italy?
January 2, 2013 by 14 Comments
By carlo_motta85@yahoo.it As the economic crisis that affects the Eurozone, and probably all the western countries, keeps taking its toll, one feature of the whole situation seems to represent the real threat for Europe’s integrity: the growing distance between the “northern”, and the “southern” countries. This, which may appear as the same old story of differences […]
Five years down the drain
December 31, 2012 by 1 Comment
By am2072@bath.ac.uk After 5 years in recession no one can see light in the end of the tunnel. The European Monetary Union, as the big step for further integration among countries in Europe it seems to be a failure. Differences between the weak north countries and the south Europe are even bigger after the introduction […]
