Marcella Favale – “Copyright and Contract Law: Regulating User Contracts: the state of the art and a research agenda”, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 2011, 18 (1), 67-140
UK EU IP Policy
Statement on constitutional aspects of the Digital Economy Bill
The Digital Economy Bill and the pre-election “wash up” In Britain’s unwritten constitution, Parliament reigns supreme. Parliament can make any law it chooses. Britain also has agreed to respect certain fundamental rights under international and European law. Normally, Parliament amends Statutes that are found not to be compliant, say, with the European Convention on Human… Read more » about Statement on constitutional aspects of the Digital Economy Bill
The economics of copyright levies
Symposium 2010
M. Favale and A. Plomer – Fundamental Disjunctions in the EU Legal Order on Human Tissue
Marcella Favale and Aurora Plomer, “Fundamental Disjunctions in the EU Legal Order on Human Tissue, Cells & Advanced Regenerative Therapies”, Maastricht J. Eur. & Comp. L., 2009, 16-89
Joint Academic Statement on the Proposed Copyright Term Extension For Sound Recordings
Martin Kretschmer, “Creativity Stifled? A Joint Academic Statement on the Proposed Copyright Term Extension For Sound Recordings”, European Intellectual Property Review, vol. 30 (2008, 341-374) Urges the European Commission to withdraw the proposal to increase the duration of copyright protection for recorded music to 95 years. Discusses whether a longer term of protection will benefit… Read more » about Joint Academic Statement on the Proposed Copyright Term Extension For Sound Recordings