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Curriculum Vitae
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Joćo Pedro studied Law at the
New University of Lisbon. He subsequently conducted Post
Graduate Studies at the University of Lisbon, first in
Commercial Companies Law and then in Information Society
Law, Copyright and Electronic Commerce. He went on to take
an LL.M. degree in Intellectual Property and Competition Law
at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center in Germany
(Ohem Prize recipient).
Prior to joining IViR, he
worked extensively in the intellectual property and
information technology areas in Portugal, both as a lawyer
and as legal counsel for a multinational software house. He
has also been an invited Professor at New University of
Lisbon Social Sciences and Humanities School, being further
involved in a number of seminars and conferences related to
the fields of intellectual property, information technology
and privacy.
Currently, Joćo Pedro is a
Ph.D. candidate at IViR. His thesis will focus on
alternative models to copyright enforcement on the Internet
in the context of the European Union's legal framework.
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Publicaties
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Dr Strangelaw, or how
Portugal learned to stop worrying and love P2P, Journal
of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 2013-3, p.
193-196.
A recent decision by a
Public Prosecutor in a criminal case in Portugal, based on
an Opinion by the Prosecutor General's Office, considers
download acts by peer-to-peer (P2P) users to be covered by
the private use limitation, raises the possibility that acts
of upload are also covered by it and considers IP addresses
insufficient evidence upon which to prosecute users.
22.02.2013
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Proposal for a Directive on collective rights management and
(some) multi-territorial licensing, European
Intellectual Property Review, 2013-2, p. 65-73.
This article provides a brief
descriptive analysis of the recent Proposal from the
European Commission for a Directive on collective rights
management and multi-territorial licensing. After setting
the necessary background, it examines the Proposal's main
provisions, focusing on those establishing a governance and
transparency framework for collecting societies and
multi-territorial licensing for online uses of musical
works.
Article available on
Westlaw. Preliminary version on Kluwer Copyright Blog:
Part I and
Part II.
31.01.2013
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On Peers and Copyright: Why
the EU should consider collective management of P2P,
Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC, Bd. 14, Nomos
2012.
This book analyzes the
E.U.s approach to P2P, a digital age technology that
highlights the tensions between the Internet and a
territorial and fragmented copyright law. It aims at
providing the necessary legal qualification and context to
understand why the E.U., while following an economic and
socially onerous path, has thus far failed to achieve its
deterrence goals. It is argued that a solution to this
conundrum must be based on the use of copyright law and
policy as tools for market organization and innovation
growth, with respect for rights holders and users
(sometimes) opposing interests and the existing legal
framework. The best answer to mass online P2P uses seems to
be that of collective rights management, as it offers an
organized licensing and remuneration system compatible with
the interests of stakeholders. This is especially true in
the E.U., home to a developed and sophisticated market of
CMOs, subject to numerous ECJ and Commission decisions, as
well as varying E.U. institutional approaches, all pointing
towards a preference for multi-territorial and pan-European
licensing models. In this context, this book tests the
compatibility of several non-voluntary and voluntary
approaches to P2P with international treaties, the acquis
or simply strategic policy considerations.
See
Nomos website for publication details and purchase
information.
See also the
Table of Contents.
07.08.2012
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Bijgewerkt
22.02.2013
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