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R. Towse – The quest for evidence on the economic effects of copyright law

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Ruth Towse – “The quest for evidence on the economic effects of copyright law”, Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2013, 37 (5), 1187-1202 Abstract The requirement by the UK government for evidence-based policy has recently been applied to copyright law in the context of I. Hargreaves’s report, Digital Opportunity: Review of Intellectual Property and Growth (Newport,… Read more » about R. Towse – The quest for evidence on the economic effects of copyright law

D. Mendis – Digital Economy Act 2010: Fighting a losing battle?

Posted . Filed under Emergent Technologies, Publications, UK Copyright Reform.

Dinusha Mendis – “Digital Economy Act 2010: Fighting a losing battle? Why the ‘three strikes’ law is not the answer to copyright law’s latest challenge”, International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, 2013, 27 (1),  60-84 Abstract This paper argues that the Digital Economy Act (DEA) 2010, already much delayed in its implementation, is fundamentally… Read more » about D. Mendis – Digital Economy Act 2010: Fighting a losing battle?

M. Borghi, F. Ferretti, S. Karapapa – Online data processing consent under EU law

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Maurizio Borghi, Federico Ferretti, Stavroula Karapapa, “Online data processing consent under EU law: a theoretical framework and empirical evidence from the UK”, International Journal of Law and Information Technology,  2013, 21 (2), 109-153  Abstract This article analyses the results of an empirical study on the 200 most popular UK-based websites in various sectors of e-commerce… Read more » about M. Borghi, F. Ferretti, S. Karapapa – Online data processing consent under EU law