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Even voorstellen: Els de Busser
Els de Busser is universitair hoofddocent Informatierecht bij het IViR en opleidingsdirecteur van de master Informatierecht die dit jaar 20 jaar bestaat.
‘Ik denk dat de toekomst van deze master is verzekerd, doordat informatie zo’n breed en relevant thema is.’
Informatierecht student Roosmarijn Hobbelen wint VPR Scriptieprijs
Op vrijdag 20 september 2024 is de VPR Scriptieprijs uitgereikt aan Roosmarijn Hobbelen.
Haar scriptie, geschreven ter afsluiting van de master Informatierecht en onder begeleiding van Joris van Hoboken, werd als winnaar uitgeroepen en beloond met een prijs van 5000 euro.
New book out: From Encryption to Quantum Computing – The Governance of Information Security and Human Rights
This book examines the implications of information security which plays such an important role in modern digital infrastructure. Information security technologies restrict the (mis)use of this infrastructure, while also constantly being probed by researchers, intelligence agencies and criminals. One can see this cycle of making and breaking everywhere in the digital sphere. An important example… Continue reading New book out: From Encryption to Quantum Computing – The Governance of Information Security and Human Rights
Upcoming events
Conferentie 20 jaar master Informatierecht: ‘Het opleiden van evenwichtskunstenaars’
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsIViR Lecture Series: Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection, a view from the European Data Protection Supervisor
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPrivacy Law Scholars Conference Europe (PLSC) 2024
Amsterdam, The Netherlandshttps://www.ivir.nl/plsce2024/AlgoSoc International Conference 2025
The Future of Public Values in the Algorithmic Society
Amsterdam, The Netherlandshttps://algosoc.org/events/algos…Recente Publicaties
Additional Remuneration Rights for Online Streaming on Reference to the CJEU external link
Kluwer Copyright Blog, 2024
Copyright, streaming services
Bibtex
Online publication{nokey,
title = {Additional Remuneration Rights for Online Streaming on Reference to the CJEU},
author = {Izyumenko, E.},
url = {https://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/09/30/additional-remuneration-rights-for-online-streaming-on-reference-to-the-cjeu/},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-09-30},
journal = {Kluwer Copyright Blog},
keywords = {Copyright, streaming services},
}
EU copyright law roundup – third trimester of 2024 external link
Trapova, A. & Quintais, J.
Kluwer Copyright Blog, 2024
Links
Copyright
Bibtex
Online publication{nokey,
title = {EU copyright law roundup – third trimester of 2024},
author = {Trapova, A. and Quintais, J.},
url = {https://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/10/02/eu-copyright-law-roundup-third-trimester-of-2024/},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-02},
journal = {Kluwer Copyright Blog},
keywords = {Copyright},
}
The Implications of Generative AI in the EU Data and Copyright Protection Frameworks external link
Kosta, E., Quintais, J. & Kuru, T.
Human Rights Here, 2024
Bibtex
Online publication{nokey,
title = {The Implications of Generative AI in the EU Data and Copyright Protection Frameworks},
author = {Kosta, E. and Quintais, J. and Kuru, T.},
url = {https://www.humanrightshere.com/post/the-implications-of-generative-ai-in-the-eu-data-and-copyright-protection-frameworks},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-01},
journal = {Human Rights Here},
}
Fashion Upcycling as Protected Free Speech in Trademark Law external link
University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review, vol. 31, iss. : 2, pp: 349-387, 2024
Abstract
Fashion upcycling offers unprecedented opportunities for the sustainable reuse of clothing. Using second-hand garments as raw material for new creations, upcyclers transform used pieces of clothing into new fashion products that may become even more sought-after than the original source material. The more fashion elements enjoy trademark protection; however, the more legal obstacles arise. Fashion upcycling may trigger allegations of consumer confusion, brand dilution, and unfair freeriding. As the Introduction will explain, the exhaustion of trademark rights after the first sale does not necessarily dispel concerns about trademark infringement. The rearrangement of branded garment components in the upcycling process may render the first sale doctrine inapplicable and give the trademark proprietor ammunition to oppose the resale. Against this background, the analysis explores other strategies to assure fashion upcyclers that, as long as they do not specifically aim at misleading consumers or damaging and exploiting protected brand insignia, they can rework trademarked fashion items without risking the verdict of infringement. To lay groundwork for this approach, Section I focuses on trademark theory that stresses the need to develop a specific set of rules capable of shielding the expressive use of trademarks against allegations of trademark infringement. In the light of cultural sciences, Section II demonstrates that fashion upcycling constitutes a specific form of artistic speech – and a specific form of expressive trademark use – that has particular societal value in the current environmental crisis. It offers a vision of alternative, more sustainable production and consumption patterns. Therefore, fashion upcycling should benefit from breathing space for free speech in trademark law. Taking this insight as a starting point, Section III discusses two avenues for supporting fashion upcycling in trademark contexts: first, the option of adopting a strict test of use as a trademark that could immunize sustainable fashion reuse from allegations of trademark infringement on the ground that consumers will understand the specific reuse context and perceive third-party trademarks on circular economy products as mere decorative elements. Second, the option of strengthening defenses, in particular the referential use defense, by developing labelling guidelines that allow upcyclers to ensure compliance with the requirement of honest practices in industrial or commercial matters. The Conclusion offers concluding remarks. The EU trademark system – the Trade Mark Regulation (“EUTMR”) and the Trade Mark Directive (“TMD”) – will serve as a reference point for the discussion.
Fashion, Freedom of Speech, Trademark law
Bibtex
Article{nokey,
title = {Fashion Upcycling as Protected Free Speech in Trademark Law},
author = {Senftleben, M.},
url = {https://repository.law.miami.edu/umiclr/vol31/iss2/5/},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-06},
journal = {University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review},
volume = {31},
issue = {2},
pages = {349-387},
abstract = {Fashion upcycling offers unprecedented opportunities for the sustainable reuse of clothing. Using second-hand garments as raw material for new creations, upcyclers transform used pieces of clothing into new fashion products that may become even more sought-after than the original source material. The more fashion elements enjoy trademark protection; however, the more legal obstacles arise. Fashion upcycling may trigger allegations of consumer confusion, brand dilution, and unfair freeriding. As the Introduction will explain, the exhaustion of trademark rights after the first sale does not necessarily dispel concerns about trademark infringement. The rearrangement of branded garment components in the upcycling process may render the first sale doctrine inapplicable and give the trademark proprietor ammunition to oppose the resale. Against this background, the analysis explores other strategies to assure fashion upcyclers that, as long as they do not specifically aim at misleading consumers or damaging and exploiting protected brand insignia, they can rework trademarked fashion items without risking the verdict of infringement. To lay groundwork for this approach, Section I focuses on trademark theory that stresses the need to develop a specific set of rules capable of shielding the expressive use of trademarks against allegations of trademark infringement. In the light of cultural sciences, Section II demonstrates that fashion upcycling constitutes a specific form of artistic speech – and a specific form of expressive trademark use – that has particular societal value in the current environmental crisis. It offers a vision of alternative, more sustainable production and consumption patterns. Therefore, fashion upcycling should benefit from breathing space for free speech in trademark law. Taking this insight as a starting point, Section III discusses two avenues for supporting fashion upcycling in trademark contexts: first, the option of adopting a strict test of use as a trademark that could immunize sustainable fashion reuse from allegations of trademark infringement on the ground that consumers will understand the specific reuse context and perceive third-party trademarks on circular economy products as mere decorative elements. Second, the option of strengthening defenses, in particular the referential use defense, by developing labelling guidelines that allow upcyclers to ensure compliance with the requirement of honest practices in industrial or commercial matters. The Conclusion offers concluding remarks. The EU trademark system – the Trade Mark Regulation (“EUTMR”) and the Trade Mark Directive (“TMD”) – will serve as a reference point for the discussion.},
keywords = {Fashion, Freedom of Speech, Trademark law},
}
Annotatie bij Hoge Raad 19 december 2023 download
Nederlandse Jurisprudentie, iss. : 26, num: 234, pp: 5261-5262,
Abstract
Demonstratie in vliegtuig tegen uitzetting vreemdeling. 1. Art. 46 lid 2 onder b Vreemdelingenwet 2000 heeft ook betrekking op regels voor het beheersbaar maken en houden van de situatie ten behoeve van de grensbewaking, en art. 4.6 Vreemdelingenbesluit 2000 omvat de bevoegdheid om een aanwijzing te geven vanwege het zich op een voor de uitoefening van de grensbewaking hinderlijke wijze ophouden op of nabij een grensdoorlaatpost. 2. De verwerping van het verweer dat de verdachte moet worden ontslagen van alle rechtsvervolging vanwege onverenigbaarheid van de strafvervolging met art. 10 en art. 11 EVRM is niet onjuist en ook niet onbegrijpelijk.
Links
annotatie
Bibtex
Case note{nokey,
title = {Annotatie bij Hoge Raad 19 december 2023},
author = {Dommering, E.},
url = {https://www.ivir.nl/nl/publications/annotatie-bij-hoge-raad-19-december-2023/annotatie_nj_2024_234/},
year = {},
date = {DATE ERROR: pub_date = },
journal = {Nederlandse Jurisprudentie},
issue = {26},
number = {234},
abstract = {Demonstratie in vliegtuig tegen uitzetting vreemdeling. 1. Art. 46 lid 2 onder b Vreemdelingenwet 2000 heeft ook betrekking op regels voor het beheersbaar maken en houden van de situatie ten behoeve van de grensbewaking, en art. 4.6 Vreemdelingenbesluit 2000 omvat de bevoegdheid om een aanwijzing te geven vanwege het zich op een voor de uitoefening van de grensbewaking hinderlijke wijze ophouden op of nabij een grensdoorlaatpost. 2. De verwerping van het verweer dat de verdachte moet worden ontslagen van alle rechtsvervolging vanwege onverenigbaarheid van de strafvervolging met art. 10 en art. 11 EVRM is niet onjuist en ook niet onbegrijpelijk.},
keywords = {annotatie},
}