Baker & McKenzie's column tracking recent developments in EU law relating to IP, IT & telecommunications

✍ Scribed by Harry Small; David Halliday; Miriam Andrews; Emily Keim; Robert Coffey

• Book ID: 104322053
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 136 KB
• Volume: 20
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0267-3649
• DOI: 10.1016/s0267-3649(04)00096-2

✦ Synopsis

This is the latest edition of Baker & McKenzie's column on developments in EU law relating to IP, IT and telecommunications. This article summarises recent developments that are considered important for practitioners, students and academics in a wide range of information technology, e-commerce, telecommunications and intellectual property areas. It cannot be exhaustive but intends to address the important points. This is a hard copy reference guide, but links to outside web sites are included where possible. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of information contained in these links. On 27 August 2004 the Commission issued a Communication on the Management of Copyright and Related Rights in the Internal Market. It considers whether current methods of rights management are hindering the function of the internal market especially in the light of the advent of the information society. Communication