The scope of “copyleft“ effect: What’s right and what’s “left“? (part I – Introduction)

March 2015  marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of one of the first and most prominent documents presenting …

L’avenir du droit d’auteur au-delà de la stratégie de la Commission européenne sur le Marché unique numérique

Le mercredi 6 mai, la Commission européenne dévoilera sa stratégie pour le Marché unique numérique (ici), l’une des priorités …

Not on my network! App exclusion and the net neutrality debate

IPdigIT continues its series of posts on net neutrality (see here and here) by republishing a Policy Brief of …

De UsedSoft à Allposters: dans le numérique, le droit d’auteur s’épuiserait mais il n’y a pas d’épuisement physique!

L’arrêt UsedSoft de la Cour de justice de l’UE concerne l’épuisement du droit de contrôler la revente de logiciels …

How do comparison shopping sites make a living? An update

Comparison shopping sites, also known as shopping robots or shopbots, have been around for about two decades. Sites such …

Business models for digital goods: video games (episodic games)

In a recent post on IPdigIT Paul Belleflamme raised the question of what might be appropriate business models for …

Business models for digital goods: video games (free-to-play games)

In a recent post on IPdigIT Paul Belleflamme raised the question of what might be appropriate business models for …

Coverage of the HSBC scandal: a story of two-sided media bias?

On February 17, 2015, Peter Osborne, the Daily Telegraph’s chief political commentator, has resigned from the paper.  He explains his …

What can we expect from 2015 in the field of IP and ICT?

Starting from this post I will try to regularly update you, IPdigIT readers, on the latest legislative developments taking …

Banks’ reaction to entry threats

In this third post, we examine how banks can react to the entry threat on banking retail markets (the …