The CJEU rules on free access to wireless local area networks in McFadden: The last(?) shudder of Article 15 ECD, the vanishing of effective remedies, and a big farewell to free Wi-Fi!

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon • Leave a comment

Let us now turn to the last intellectual work of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the field of copyright and intermediary liability [it is indeed really difficult to get rid of them!] which was released today: Case C‑484/14 Tobias Mc Fadden v Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH. Once again, the … Continue reading →

blocking injunction / deep packet inspection / filtering / Intellectual Property / Internet intermediaries / Trade Marks

Blocking injunction confirmed in trade mark case: could Cartier ever nourish euro-scepticism even after Brexit?

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon • Leave a comment

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales (CA) confirmed yesterday the availability of injunctions against Internet access providers to the benefits of trade mark owners. In short, the CA had to hear appeals by five English Internet service providers (Sky, BT, EE, TalkTalk and Virgin, known as ‘the ISPs‘) against first instance orders made … Continue reading →