That ‘Europe’ is plagued by cultural differences is something an European is confronted with daily. The differences may show themselves in very many ways: budget responsibility, role of the state, an individual’s responsibilities, individual’s liberties, etc. In my view they show themselves often in either a north / south divide or an east / west…
You may have noticed that NFTs have been popping up in the news. Digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, sold a collage of his works for a whopping $69.3 million worth of Ether, a cryptocurrency. Quite the sum for a JPEG file. Everybody seems to be jumping on the NFT train lately; Taco Bell…
‘Copyright is for losers’ according to street artist Banksy. Unsurprisingly, this has led to several of his artworks being printed on various articles which are then sold by numerous companies. Among them is the Londen-based company Full Colour Black, which produces postcards. Apparently, Banksy does not deem trademark rights to be for losers, as he…
Art. 45d of the Dutch Copyright Act (hereinafter DCA) regulates the presumption of transfer of rights from the author to the producer of a film. The scope of this article has been the subject of discussion for years. authors and collective management organisations (hereinafter CMOs) have always argued that the presumption of transfer would not…
What to do with shares and shareholder agreements? Establish agreements: it seems clear, but if you have to work with it, your e-mailbox quickly fills up with a ton of documents. What should you do with all those papers? The only thing you want is to sign and get on with things. But you must…