In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have taken restrictive measures that impact both people and companies on their territory. In this context, IP Offices have adopted decisions to secure their users’ rights and the safety of their staff. Here are the key takeaways from these recent decisions.
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) has published a decision of 21 February 2020 of the BDPA's litigation chamber showing the way in which data protection has become an additional argument in disputes.
Update 27 March 2020 | The COVID-19 pandemic is progressing worldwide. In an effort to control its expansion, public authorities have taken restrictive measures that impact both people and companies on their territory.
Think about employee privacy, including the privacy of those who may be infected. It is important to note in particular the following:
To ensure the proper functioning of the copyright market, a third pillar dealing with fair renumeration in exploitation contracts of authors and performers is foreseen (1). In doing so, the EU legislature recognises the (usually) weaker contractual position of authors and performers when licensing or transferring their exclusive rights (2).
For those of you who are led to sign documents regularly, homeworking does not spell the death of the signed contract. However, you do have to think carefully about the solution you use for signing electronically: not all electronic signatures are equal in the eyes of the law.
Nu een groot deel van België en de wereld in de greep is van het nieuwe coronavirus (COVID-19) en er door de Belgische overheid preventieve maatregelen werden afgekondigd, stelt zich de vraag welke persoonsgegevens organisaties mogen verwerken van hun werknemers in het kader van het nieuwe coronavirus. Een korte toelichting.
The European legislator has been forced to note the inadequacy of existing exceptions to the digital age in which we live: the use of works is taking place in new forms, and increasingly across borders. It has therefore decided to add to the existing exceptions and limitations (1), intended for more traditional modes of use and optional, new exceptions, adapted to digital uses and this time mandatory.
Following up on our first article on the EU White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (available here), this second article will discuss (A) the requirements with which high-risk AI applications should comply in the future,
Following the referendum of 23 June 2016 on the membership of the United Kingdom (« UK ») to the European Union (« EU ») (referendum on Brexit), the UK notified its intention to withdraw from the EU to the European Council on 29 March 2017. This officially activated the application of Article 50 of the Treaty on EU (1).
