IViR Summer Course on International Copyright Law
Every summer, the Institute for Information Law at the University of Amsterdam, hosts one of the best annual summer schools on copyright law. From 2 to 6 July, IPI’s Saša Krajnc had the pleasure of being among the 20 carefully selected participants of this 5-day intense legal seminar, covering all of the latest, upcoming and hot topics of EU and worldwide copyright law.
The summer course was held at the majestic setting of Amsterdam’s Royal Tropical Institute and divided into nine seminars, given during morning or afternoon sessions. Every seminar focused on one specific issue of copyright law, which participants explored in depth with top ranking lecturers on international copyright issues from the Netherlands, USA and Belgium. With their input the participants gained valuable insight in the most crucial current issues of copyright law, examined from a comparative law perspective and in the light of recent international and regional agreements.
The course is aimed for post-graduate professionals, who already have some experience working in the field of copyright law or within industries, reliant upon copyright. This years’ seminar saw a mixed array of participants – lawyers, academics, researchers, employees at WIPO and the EU Commission, Ph.D. students and Google staff members. To level the playing field and bring the participants, not so familiar with copyright law, up to speed professors Bernt Hugenholtz and Stef van Gompel delivered lessons on international copyright law basics, EU case law and EU copyright reform. Professor Daniel Garvais offered a captivating insight into trade agreements and collective management of rights, and professor Pamela Samuelson provided a much needed review of copyright exceptions, a topic which continuously sparked intense debate among the participants, especially in the light of the much criticized and complex upcoming EU copyright reform, one of the hottest issues (besides GDPR) on the EU legal horizon this year. Legal practitioner Thomas Vinje and former Legal Director Copyright at Google Fred von Lohmann wrapped up the seminar week with intensely interesting glimpses into practical issues of copyright vs. competition law and digital copyright frontiers, where law has a hard time keeping pace with the rapidly progressing digital world.
The summer course offers a unique opportunity to have an almost private sit-in with world class legal experts, debate and network with participants from various countries and backgrounds and enjoy the vibe of Amsterdam in summer. Find out more and maybe apply for next years’ event.
The Grand Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) finally ruled that the figurative sign ‘COVIDIOT’ cannot be registered as an EU trademark.
The 4th Open Knowledge Day took place on Tuesday 17 October 2023, with an accompanying workshop on 18 October 2023. This year it was organised by the Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute (ODIPI) and supported by Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21).
We invite you to the fourth Open Knowledge Day and the workshop, which will take place this year within the framework of the programme and with the support of Knowledge Rights 21. The event will bring together experts from different European countries to discuss two topics: the first part will deal with the legal basis for data analytics, which is a key part of machine learning and related artificial intelligence, and the general exception for research. In the second part, open science in theory and practice will be presented both in Slovenia and in some Western Balkan countries. Representatives of research and educational institutions from Slovenia and the Western Balkan countries, as well as interested members of the public, are invited to attend.
Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, a renowned expert in copyright law, has joined the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, where she will serve as an affiliate researcher for the next two years.