“Party’s over for US music downloads”: what could cheer up the music industry?

Today (27 Sept. 2010), the Financial Times, under the title “Party’s over for US music downloads”, reports that the …

Can the US patent reform be voted by the “lame ducks”?

For a few years, the US legislator has worked on a deep reform of the US patent system. Major …

Peut-on se faire de l’argent avec du gratuit?

En 2005, 580 millions de dollars ont été déboursés pour le rachat de MySpace. En 2007, Google a payé …

Quelle juridiction pour les brevets en Europe?

Ce 24 septembre, une après-midi d’étude sur la future juridiction européenne des brevets était organisée par le CIPI des …

What is the link between competition and innovation?

In an article published in 2004 in The Economist (and later reproduced in the book ‘The Future of Technology’ …

What is the optimal copyright length?

In April 2009, the EU parliament approved an extension of the copyright term for music recordings from 50 years …

R&D cooperation or competition?

R&D cooperation across firms is often celebrated as it allows firms to better manage the R&D process by pooling …

Spirale destructrice sur une plateforme à deux versants

The Bulletin, magazine des arts, de la culture et de l’actualité, s’adresse à la communauté internationale de Bruxelles. Le …