e-LAWnora

Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Southampton, UK
Door Tenant at 8 New Square, London, UK
Independent Copyright Law & Policy Consultant
Italian-Qualified Lawyer (Avvocato)
Guest Lecturer (EDHEC Business School, France)
Editor (Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice)

Author of Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union (Oxford University Press)
About

An Italian-qualified lawyer (avvocato) admitted to the Florence Bar (Ordine degli Avvocati di Firenze), I am a tenured Associate Professor in Intellectual Property (IP) Law at the University of Southampton (UK), a guest lecturer in copyright law at EDHEC Business School (France) and Queen Mary University of London (UK), a door tenant at 8 New Square, and an Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (Oxford University Press).

I have written extensively in the field of IP, and am a regular contributor to specialist blogs The 1709 Blog and The IPKat, for which I have written nearly 1,000 posts over the past few years.

I have organized and co-organized several events, conferences, and specialist training on topical IP issues.

I have lectured and presented on topical copyright-related issues in several countries and for a number of institutions and organizations, including: the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the European Parliament, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, formerly OHIM), INTA, AIPPI, ALAI, and the Competition Law Association.

I have also been interviewed by leading general interest media publications, including - recently - The New York Times, CNN, Wired, The Financial Times, The Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and BBC.
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Recent advisory work
e-LAWnora provides a variety of services, including bespoke analysis of copyright issues and their implications, and tailored research on topical questions facing copyright law and policy.

Recent work includes:
Advising major music streaming service on implications arising from recent decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the area of copyright, as well as national policy initiatives;
Advising UK collective management organization on implications arising from recent CJEU case law in the area of copyright and related rights;
Drafting expert opinion on obligations contained in Directive 2014/26/EU (the Collective Rights Management Directive) and their impact on Italian copyright law;
Advising online betting company on implications arising from recent CJEU case law in the area of databases;
Advising major stakeholder on possible implications arising from implementation into Italian law of Directive 2014/26/EU;
Advising restaurant business on potential liability for trade mark infringement and cyber-squatting;
Contributing to the preparation of a pan-European guide to copyright for consumers;
Advising author's estate on issues of joint authorship under Italian copyright law;
Advising major internet company on impact of recent national copyright reforms;
Advising on the impact of recent case law on the right of communication to the public in EU copyright law.
Advising on the scope of performers’ rights under UK law.
Advising musicologist's estate on certain contractual issues under Italian law and jurisdiction issues in EU private international law.
Advising sports agency on issues of trade mark and copyright infringement, and passing off/unfair competition.
Advising on issues of joint authorship under UK law.
Advising on issues of photographic copyright under the law of Vatican City State.
Advising on issues of plagiarism and copyright infringement in the context of scientific research work.
Advising on issues of joint authorship and ownership in the context of musical works and music videos.
Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union
Forthcoming with Oxford University Press here

Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union
Role. Action. Legacy
What has been the role and vision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in shaping EU copyright law? What impact and legacy does relevant case law have?

This title focuses specifically on the role, action, and legacy of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the field of copyright, also by providing an exclusive survey that covers two decades (1998 - 2018) of CJEU decisions in this area of the law.

The main objective of this work is providing readers with a sense of direction of EU copyright case law. In order to achieve this, an attempt of 'tidying up' and rationalizing existing rulings is carried out.

The book consists of three parts.

The first part explores the role of the CJEU in copyright cases. Besides outlining the history of EU copyright harmonization and providing statistical data concerning the Court's activity, it extracts the key standards employed in copyright case law, explains their meaning and significance, and carries out a novel statistical analysis aimed at mapping relations between the various standards.

Following a discussion of the impact of CJEU interpretation of certain EU copyright provisions (notably their preemptive force on individual EU Member States' freedom), the second part is concerned with CJEU action (and vision) in respect of three key areas of copyright: the construction of economic rights; exceptions and limitations; and enforcement.

The final part focuses on CJEU legacy broadly intended. It tackles two distinct perspectives, these being the effect on national copyright laws and the current policy discourse around EU copyright reform. As regards the former, the book discusses the default consequences of the departure of a certain Member State from the EU. In relation to the latter, attention is focused on a number of selected areas, which require to be considered in light, not just of existing legislation, but also - and perhaps most importantly - existing case law.

The book also contains a foreword by Advocate General Maciej Szpunar (Court of Justice of the European Union).

You can find out more about the book on the OUP website: just click on this CJEU-approved link!
Advance praise

This extremely profound analysis by Professor Rosati of EU copyright protection and relevant CJEU decisions constitutes uncharted territory, unveiling new information, perhaps never considered, even by members of the Court like myself. Professor Rosati’s book addresses, from an original and forward-thinking perspective, some of the most complex, challenging, and pressing aspects of the EU copyright framework. I am certain that the book will contribute to an awareness of the many challenges facing copyright protection, both on the EU and global level, as well as the importance of EU law and the Court of Justice.

- Maciej Szpunar, First Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU

In this systematic, statistically informed, account of the decisions of the CJEU in the field of copyright, Eleonora Rosati analyses the Court's central role in deepening harmonization of copyright law in the EU and lays bare the reasoning that underpins that approach.

- Lionel Bently, Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property, University of Cambridge

Eleonora Rosati is a very gifted scholar with a unique ability to synthesize diverse, complex concepts into easy to understand English. No where is such skill more necessary than in figuring out the CJEU's baffling jurisprudence. This book is a must for everyone.

- Bill Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel at Google and author of Patry on Copyright

This volume is the product of the happy conjunction of penetrating scholarship, a meticulous eye for detail, prodigious enthusiasm and unbounded energy. Dr Rosati should be congratulated for her valuable and timely contribution to European copyright literature.

- Jeremy Phillips, Founder of The IPKat and the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (OUP)
Technical briefings
The Exception for Text and Data Mining (TDM) in the Proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market - Technical Aspects (European Parliament:2018)
To What Extent Do Current Exclusions and Limitations to Copyright Strike a Fair Balance between the Rights of Owners and Fair Use by Private Individuals and Others? - UK Report (Ligue Internationale de Droit de la Concurrence:2017)
FAQs on Copyright – United Kingdom (European Union Intellectual Property Office:2016)
Copyright Issues Facing Early Stages of Digitization Projects; Exploitation of Cultural Content and Licensing Models (University of Cambridge:2013)
Selected publications
Some of my most recent publications are available on SSRN
Books (Research Monographs)
Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union (forthcoming:OUP)
Originality in EU Copyright. Full Harmonization Through Case Law (Edward Elgar Publishing:2013)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Non-Commercial Quotation and Freedom of Panorama: Useful and Lawful? (2017) 8(4) JIPITEC 311-321
The CJEU Pirate Bay Judgment and Its Impact on the Liability of Online Platforms (2017) 39(12) EIPR 737-748
The Monkey Selfie Case and The Concept of Authorship: An EU Perspective (2017) 12(12) JIPLP 973-978
GS Media and its Implications for the Construction of the Right of Communication to the Public within EU Copyright Architecture (2017) 54(4) CMLRev 1221-1242
Intermediary IP Injunctions in the EU and UK Experiences: When Less (Harmonization) is More? (2017) 3(2017) GRUR Int 206-215
(with S Stalla-Bourdillon and Others) An Academic Perspective on the Copyright Reform (2017) 33(13) CSLR 3-13
Why a Reform of Hosting Providers’ Safe Harbour is Unnecessary under EU Copyright Law (2016) 38(11) EIPR 669-677
International Jurisdiction in Online EU Trade Mark Infringement Cases: Where is the Place of Infringement Located? (2016) 38(8) EIPR 482-491
Neighbouring Rights for Publishers: Are National (Possible) EU Initiatives Lawful? (2016) 47(5) IIC 569-594
(with R Arnold) Are National Courts the Addressees of the InfoSoc Three-Step Test? (2015) 10(10) JIPLP 741-749
Online Copyright Exhaustion in a Post-Allposters World (2015) 10(9) JIPLP 673-681
Just a Laughing Matter? Why the CJEU Decision in Deckmyn is Broader than Parody (2015) 52(2) CML Rev 511-529
Closed Subject-Matter Systems Are No Longer Compatible with EU Copyright (2014) 12 GRUR Int 1112-1118
Copyright in the EU: In Search of (In)Flexibilities (2014) 9(7) JIPLP 585-598 and 4 GRUR Int 419-428
The Orphan Works Provisions of the ERR Act: Are They Compatible with UK and EU Laws? (2013) 35(12) EIPR 724-740
Software Usato ed Esaurimento: Un Approccio poco Soft in UsedSoft (2013) 84(1) Il Diritto di Autore 1-16
The Orphan Works Directive, or Throwing a Stone and Hiding the Hand (2013) 8(4) JIPLP 303-310
Towards an EU-Wide Copyright? (Judicial) Pride and (Legislative) Prejudice (2013) 1 IPQ 47-68
(with CM Rosati) Copyright in Diagnostic Tests: Not Yet the End for Fair Use (2012) 7(7) JIPLP 510-514
Originality in a Work, or a Work of Originality: The Effects of the Infopaq Decision (2011) 58(4) JCoprSocy 795-817, and 33(12) EIPR 746-755
The Hargreaves Report and Copyright Licensing: Can National Initiatives Work Per Se? (2011) 33(11) EIPR 673-676
The Wittem Group and the Project of a European Copyright Code (2010) 5(12) JIPLP 862-868
Originality in US and UK Copyright Experiences as a Springboard for an EU-Wide Reform Debate (2010) 5 IIC 524-543
Journal Editorials
The Year in EU Copyright: Is the Right Approach an Emotional Approach? (2018) 13(12) JIPLP 923
Fashion and IP: In Search of the Perfect Fit (2018) 13(11) JIPLP 843
Intermediaries and IP: 5 Key Principles of EU Law (2018) 16/2018 GRUR Prax 367-369
Why Originality in Copyright is not and should not be a Meaningless Requirement (2018) 13(8) JIPLP 597-598
An EU Text and Data Mining Exception for the Few: Would It Make Sense? (2018) 13(6) JIPLP 429-430
Why the CJEU Cheese Copyright Case is Anything but Cheesy (2017) 12(10) JIPLP 813-814
Brexit and UK Copyright: The Story of a Loss among All Other Losses (2016) 11(8) JIPLP 563-564
Are EU Policy-Makers Fighting the Right Copyright Battles? (2015) 10(9) JIPLP 651
2015: The Year of Blocking Injunctions? (2015) 10(3) JIPLP 147
Do Ask, Do Tell, Do Nothing: The EU Commission and All Those Copyright Consultations (2014) 9(10) JIPLP 785
Luxembourg, We Have a Problem: Where Have the Advocates General Gone? (2014) 9(8) JIPLP 619
The German ‘Google Tax’ Law: Groovy or Greedy? (2013) 8(7) JIPLP 497
Contributions to Edited Collections
The Direct Liability of Intermediaries, in GF Frosio (ed) The Oxford Handbook of Intermediary Liability Online (forthcoming:OUP)
Linking and Copyright: Easier at Last? First national applications of the CJEU GS Media judgment, in T Synodinou - P Jougleux - C Markou - T Prastitou (eds) EU Internet Law in the Digital Era (forthcoming:Springer).
E-Books/Mass Digitization Projects – The Role of Licensing, in T Aplin (ed) Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Digital Technologies (forthcoming: Edward Elgar)
To What Extent Do Current Exclusions and Limitations to Copyright Strike a Fair Balance between the Rights of Owners and Fair Use by Private Individuals and Others? - UK Report, in B Kilpatrick - P Kobel - P Këllezi (eds) Antitrust Analysis of Online Sales Platforms & Copyright Limitations and Exceptions (Springer:2018), 583-602
IP Disputes Suitable for Mediation: Copyright, in S Bonne - G Humphreys - T Margellos - S Stürmann (eds), Mediation: Creating (and Distributing) Value in International IP Disputes (Kluwer International:2018), 87-94
L’Opérateur de Plateforme en Ligne et les Droit d’Auteur - Regulating the Transmission of Digital Content through Copyright, in J Senechal - S Stalla-Bourdillon (eds) Rôle et Responsabilité Juridiques des Plateformes en Ligne: Approche(s) Transversale(s) ou Approches Sectorielles? (IRJS Editions:2018), 155-166
Inibitoria o Risarcimento? (2017), in LC Ubertazzi (ed), AIDA 2017, 461-467
The Idea/Expression Dichotomy: Friend or Foe? in R Watt (ed), Research Handbook on the Economics of Copyright (Edward Elgar Publishing:2014) 51-76
Case Comments
US Court Refuses to Grant Summary Judgment in Favour of Beyoncé over FEYONCÉ Products (forthcoming) JIPLP (Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, et al., v. Feyoncé, Inc. et al., 16-CV-2532 (AJN))
CJEU Rules on Standing of Collecting Societies and Safe Harbour Availability (2018) 13(12) JIPLP 937-939 (Coöperatieve Vereniging SNB-REACT U.A. v Deepak Mehta, C-521/17, EU:C:2018:639)
UK Supreme Court Holds that Intermediaries Have to Bear No Costs of Injunctions Against Them (2018) 13(12) JIPLP 933-935 (Cartier International AG & Ors v British Telecommunications Plc & Anor [2018] UKSC 28 (13 June 2018))
Milan Court Applies Nintendo v Big Ben in Fast Fashion Lawsuit against ZARA (2018) 13(11) JIPLP 856-857 (Tribunale di Milano, Diesel spa and Others v Zara Italia srl and Others, case No 22303/2016, decision No 5390/2018, 15 May 2018)
Not Sufficiently 'Transformative' Appropriation of a Photograph Held Infringing by French Court (2018) 13(7) JIPLP 525-526 (Cour d’Appel de Versailles, Alix Malka v Peter Klasen, 1ère chamber 1ère section, RG No 15/06029, 16 March 2018)
Milan Court Finds Trade Mark Infringement and Unfair Competition in Biscuit-Shaped Cushions (2018) 13(7) JIPLP 520-521 (Court of First Instance of Milan, Barilla G and Another v Italy Fashion srl and Another, decision 830/2018, 25 January 2018)
AG Szpunar Confirms that There is a Way Out of Invalidation for the Louboutin Red Sole Trade Mark (2018) 13(7) JIPLP 518-520 (Opinion of Advocate General Maciej Szpunar in Christian Louboutin, Christian Louboutin SAS v Van Haren Schoenen BV, C-163/16, EU:C:2018:64)
General Court Confirms that ‘La Mafia se Sienta a la Mesa’ Cannot Be a Trade Mark on Public Policy Grounds (2018) 13(6) JIPLP 432-434 (La Mafia Franchises, SL v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), T‑1/17, not yet published, 15 March 2018)
Italian Supreme Court Confirms Eligibility of TV Formats for Copyright Protection (2017) 12(12) JIPLP 968-969 (RTI Reti Televisive Italiane Spa v Ruvido Produzioni Srl, decision 18633/17 (27 July 2017))
Italian Supreme Court Rules that Mere Reproduction of Vespa Image May Amount to Counterfeiting (2017) 12(7) JIPLP 537-538 (Cassazione penale, 5th Section, 17 March 2017, No 13078)
CJEU Clarifies Scope of ‘Access to Cable of Broadcasting Services’ in Article 9 of the InfoSoc Directive (2017) 12(6) JIPLP 457-459 (ITV Broadcasting Limited and Others v TVCatchup Limited (in administration), C-275/15, EU:C:2017:144)
Arnold J Rules that Shape of KitKat Chocolate Bar Cannot Be Registered as a Trade Mark 11(8) JIPLP 577-578 (Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Cadbury UK Ltd [2016] EWHC 50 (Ch))
CJEU Links Fair Compensation in Articles 5(2)(a) and (b) of the InfoSoc Directive to Actual Harm Requirement (2016) 11(3) JIPLP 167-170 (Hewlett-Packard Belgium SPRL v Reprobel SCRL, Epson Europe BV intervening, C-572/13, EU:C:2015:750)
General Court Says that Extended Passing Off may Prevent Trade Mark Registration (2016) 11(2) JIPLP 79-80 (Tilda Riceland Private Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), T-136/14,EU:T:2015:734)
CJEU Says that Mere Recognition/Association is not Sufficient to Prove Acquired Distinctiveness (2016) 11(2) JIPLP 77-79 (Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Cadbury UK Ltd, C-215/14,EU:C:2015:604)
Beatles Documentary Reproducing Twelve Songs in their Entirety is not Fair Use (2015) 10(10) JIPLP 736-737 (Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC & Another v WPMC Ltd & Another [2015] EWHC 1853 (Ch))
High Court Issues Blocking Order against Popcorn Time (2015) 10(8) JIPLP 585-586 (Twentieth Century Fox and Others v Sky UK Limited and Others [2015] EWHC 1082 (Ch))
CJEU Says that Unauthorised Hyperlinks to Live TV Broadcasts Are Not Infringements Under the InfoSoc Directive (2015) 10(8) JIPLP 582-583 (C More Entertainment AB v Linus Sandberg, C-279/13, EU:C:2015:199)
CJEU Says that Copyright Exhaustion only Applies to the Tangible Support of a Work (2015) 10(5) JIPLP 329-330 (Art & Allposters International BV v Stichting Pictoright, C-419/13, EU:C:2015:27)
CJEU Rules on Notion of Parody (But It Will Not Be Funny for National Courts) (2015) 10(2) JIPLP 80-82 (Johan Deckmyn and Another v Helena Vandersteen and Others, C-201/13, EU:C:2014:2132)
OSA (the Czech Spa case): Article 102 TFEU as a Means to Attack Excessive Copyright Fees of Collecting Societies? (2015) 6(2) JECLAP 96-97 (OSA – Ochranný svaz autorský pro práva k dílům hudebním os v Léčebné lázně Mariánské Lázně as, C-351/12, EU:C:2014:110)
CJEU Says that Member States May Grant Public Libraries the Right to Digitise Works in their Collections (2015) 10(1) JIPLP 6-8 (Technische Universität Darmstadt v Eugen Ulmer KG, C-117/13, EU:C:2014:2196)
CJEU Rules that Private Copying Exception May Only Apply to Reproductions from Licensed Sources(2014) 9(9) JIPLP 710-711 (ACI Adam BV and Others v Stichting de Thuiskopie and Stichting Onderhandelingen Thuiskopie vergoeding, C-435/12, EU:C:2014:254)
CJEU on Communication to the Public and National Systems of Collective Rights Management (2014) 9(8) JIPLP 630-631 (OSA – Ochranný svaz autorský pro práva k dílům hudebním os v Léčebné lázně Mariánské Lázně as, C-351/12, EU:C:2014:110)
Google Books Library Project is Fair Use (2014) 9(2) JIPLP 104-106 (The Authors Guild, Inc v Google Inc, USDC SDNY 05 Civ 8136 (DC), 14 November 2013)
Brussels I Regulation and Online Copyright Infringement: ‘Intention to Target’ Approach Rejected (2014) 9(1) JIPLP 18-19 (Peter Pinckney v KDG Mediatech AG, C-170/12, EU:C:2013:635)
US Supreme Court Holds First Sale Doctrine Applicable to Works Lawfully Made Abroad (2013) 8(8) JIPLP 590-591 (Kirtsaeng v John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 568 US __ (2013))
E Rosati, Amazon’s Use of Term “Appstore” is not Deceptive (2013) 8(7) JIPLP 511-512 (Apple Inc v Amazon.com Inc, No C 11-1327 PJH (N D Cal, Jan 2, 2013))
First Circuit Applies Idea/Expression Dichotomy and Originality to News Photographs (2013) 8(5) JIPLP 356-357 (Donald A Harney v Sony Pictures Television, Inc, and A&E Television Networks, LLC, No 11-1760 (1st Cir, Jan 7, 2013))
Exhaustion also Applies to First Sale of Downloaded Software (2012) 7(11) JIPLP 786-788 (UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle International Corp, C-128/11, EU:C:2012:407)
US District Court Explains Idea/Expression Dichotomy in Videogames (2012) 7(10) JIPLP 713-714 (Tetris Holding, LLC and The Tetris Company, LLC v Xio Interactive, LLC, USDC D New Jersey, 30 May 2012)
ECJ Interprets InfoSoc Exception for Ephemeral Recordings (2012) 7(8) JIPLP 557-559 (DR and TV2 Danmark v NCB, C-510/10, EU:C:2012:244)
On Netlog, ACTA and the Scope of IPR Injunctions in the EU (2012) 2(3) QMJIP 297-304 (SABAM v Netlog, C-360/10, EU:C:2012:85)
US Supreme Court Says Public Domain Works May Return to Copyright (2012) 7(4) JIPLP 238-239 (Golan v Holder, 565 US __ (2012))
Yahoo! Liable for Contributory Infringement by Display of Links to Infringing Websites (2011) 6(8) JIPLP 521-523 (Tribunale di Roma, PFA Films Srl v Google Italy, Microsoft Srl and Yahoo! Italia Srl, ordinanza 20 March 2011)
Relighting a Lamp: The CJEU on Revived Protection for Expired Design Rights (2011) 384 ITMA Review 14-16 (Flos v Semeraro Casa e Famiglia, C-168/09, EU:C:2011:29)
Conference Proceedings
The Proposed Press Publishers’ Right: An Actual Solution?, in Better Regulation for Copyright: Academics meet Policy Makers, European Parliament, Brussels (Belgium), 6 September 2017
Originality in EU Copyright
Available on the Edward Elgar website
Originality in EU Copyright
Full Harmonization through Case Law
A revised and extended version of my PhD dissertation was published as a monograph by Edward Elgar in late 2013 with the title Originality in EU Copyright. Full Harmonization through Case Law.

My book explores the recent past of copyright harmonization in the European Union (EU), analyzes the increasingly topical role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in harmonizing core aspects of the copyright laws of Member States, and attempts to predict the future of EU copyright.

Reviews include:
Trevor Cook (WilmerHale), who described my monograph as “guid[ing] us expertly through the controversial area of originality, a concept which lies at the very foundation of copyright law, but which has never before been analysed in any depth as a topic in its own right.”
Professor Jeremy Phillips (Queen Mary, University of London), who highlighted that: “If nothing else, this book should be compulsory reading for the judges belonging to the CJEU, so that they can see what they've done. It will also be compulsive reading for lovers of certain basic copyright concepts and who want to know what "originality" really means.”
Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor (Richmond Green Chambers), who noted:“Meticulously and extensively footnoted (a boon to researchers) this book explores virtually all aspects of originality in EU copyright, including insights into the way the legal understanding of this concept has changed over time and may well change further in the direction of evolving a truly harmonized EU copyright law, however feasible and/or desirable that may be.”
Catherine Pocock (Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property) who wrote: "In providing a clear explanation of the decisions and their interpretations, this contribution stands out as an excellent tool for understanding EU harmonization of copyright amidst an academic debated on whether and how this harmonization should occur."
The Hon Mr Justice Richard Arnold (High Court of Justice of England and Wales), who stated: "As Rosati explains, the approach taken by the CJEU in its case law also has profound implications for current harmonisation projects such as the Wittem Group’s European Copyright Code and more generally for the future of EU copyright law. Any future legislation about protectable subject matter and the criteria for protection has to be framed with this case law in mind. Rosati has made a valuable contribution to the study of European copyright law."
Professor Philip Leith (Queen’s University of Belfast), who wrote: “Rosati’s text is both a readable and useful review of where we are in copyright at present, combined with a strong argument that we are on the ‘right road’. Her thesis is that copyright is in a mess due to the conflicting approaches in the various European jurisdictions; that a coherent structure should be imposed upon this; and that this is already being carried out by the judiciary at the CJEU. This text is a reworking of her PhD thesis, but the quality of writing is certainly above that of the typical dissertation.”
Irini Stamatoudi (Hellenic Copyright Organisation), who wrote: "The text has been well drafted and documented, the legal analysis is sound and competent and the author manages to provide useful insights into UK and US law. She also manages to put her subject in perspective, taking into account the inevitable policy issues, which, however, could be extended to what the actual role of the [Court of Justice of the European Union] is in the much-debated EU copyright harmonisation. I strongly recommend reading this book."
IP materials
Materials created for my students
Copyright
Linking under EU Copyright Law
Right of Communication to the Public – Potential Liability Under Article 3(1) InfoSoc Directive
Copyright Infringement Checklist
UK Copyright Exceptions
Copyright in Europe: Main (potential) life events of a work
Trade Marks
EU/National Trade Marks (TMs): Main Life Events (Potential)
Trade Mark Infringement Checklist
Intermediaries
Intermediaries and IP: 5 Key Principles of EU Law
Student essays
5 Mistakes to Avoid in IP Student Essays
Student Essays: How to Write a Good Piece?
Facebook IP group
I have also created and manage a Facebook group primarily intended for my students, but open to anyone interested in IP and discussing relevant issues through a more informal channel.
PowerPoint presentations
Some of my PowerPoint presentations are available on SlideShare.
Recently organized events & specialist training
e-LAWnora events and specialist training
18/4/2018 - Copyright Law at a Glance: State of the Art and Trends in Europe, APCO Worldwide, Brussels (Belgium)
5/10/2016 - A Wonderful Future for EU Copyright ... or Not?, RPC LLP, London (UK)
14/1/2016 - Dreams Are My Reality: What Lies Ahead for EU Copyright, RPC LLP, London (UK)
26/5/2015 - The Age of EU Copyright Reform?, RPC LLP, London (UK)
11/3/2015 - EU Copyright, I Love You, RPC LLP, London (UK)
12/12/2014 - Nothing But Exceptional Copyright Exceptions, RPC LLP, London (UK)
17/11/2014 - EU Copyright Training, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP, London (UK)
28/10/2014 - The Wonderful Life of EU Copyright Law & Policy, Allen & Overy LLP, Brussels (Belgium)
23-24/9/2014 - The Fabulous World of EU Copyright, RPC LLP, London (UK)
12/6/2014 - (What's the Story) Copyright Glory?, Baker & McKenzie LLP, London (UK)
6/5/2014 - Post-Fordham Copyright Catch-Up, Olswang LLP, London (UK)
Other events
2/7/2018 - IPKat at 15: What's Next for IP? (co-organized with Annsley Merelle Ward, IPKat and Bristows), Bristows, London (UK)
14/3/2018 - Retromark: A Review of the Year in Trade Marks (co-organized with Darren Meale, Simmons&Simmons), Simmons&Simmons, London (UK)
24/11/2017 - A Distinctive Mess? Current Trade Mark Law and Practice in the EU and UK, Allen&Overy, London (UK)
20/11/2017 - Online Content Regulation at the Crossroads of Automation and Injunctions: The Way Forward, University of Southampton (UK) (co-organized with Dr Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon)
19/10/2017 - The Impact of BREXIT on the UK Copyright Regime, Joint IPKat-BLACA Event, Reed Smith, London (UK) (co-organized with BLACA)
6/9/2017 - Better Regulation for Copyright: Academics meet Policy Makers, European Parliament, Brussels (Belgium) (co-organized with Dr Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, University of Southampton, and MEP Julia Reda)
18/7/2017 - The Pirate Bay Communicates to the Public: Are There Any More Online Infringement Questions to Be Answered? (co-organized with Darren Meale, Simmons&Simmons), Simmons&Simmons, London (UK)
28-29/4/2017 - European Copyright - Quo Vadis? (co-organized with Giovanni Sartor and Ula Furgal, both European University Institute) European University Institute, Florence (Italy)
16/1/2017 - The Present and Future of EU and UK Copyright, Simmons&Simmons, London (UK)
13/9/2016 (co-organized with Theo Savvides and Mark Brown, both Bristows) - Linking & Copyright: GS Media Rapid Response Event, Bristows LLP, London (UK)
28/7/2016 (co-organized with Darren Meale, Simmons&Simmons) - Life After Cartier: The Future of Blocking Injunctions, Simmons&Simmons, London (UK)
26/11/2015 (co-organized with Prof Jeremy Phillips, IPKat) - JIPLP's 10th Anniversary Conference, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London (UK)
1/4/2014 (co-organized with Prof Jeremy Phillips, IPKat) - Online Copyright + Enforcement = Happiness?, Bristows LLP, London (UK)
Recent talks & lectures (2018 - )
17/11/2018 - Utilizzo di Contenuti Protetti su Internet: Sintomi e Diagnosi, Ho Preso l'Influencer - Bookcity Milano 2018, Milan (Italy)
9/11/2018 - The New EU Copyright Directive: Towards a Greater Responsibilization of Online Platforms?, Colloque ‘Les Nouveaux Modes de Responsabilisation des Plateformes en Ligne’, Paris (France)
17/10/2018 - The EU Perspective on the Value Gap, 2018 Korea Copyright Forum, Seoul (Korea)
9/10/2018 - Branderella: Trade Marks and Fictional Characters, JUSPI: Propriété Intellectuelle et Pop Culture - Nouveaux Enjeux, Nouveaux Defis?, Strasbourg (France)
8/10/2018 - Fashion and IP, Centre d'Études Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle - CEIPI, Strasbourg (France)
5-6/10/2018 - 5 Key Principles of Intermediary IP Injunctions: Present and Future, CopyCamp 2018, Warsaw (Poland)
28/9/2018 - Fashion and IP, Stockholm University (Sweden)
27/9/2018 - Balancing Protection with Data Analysis & Innovation (panellist), Microsoft Data Science & Law Forum - Responsible approaches to Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Center, Brussels (Belgium)
3/8/2018 - La Riforma Europea del Copyright: Il Suo Impatto sulla Libertà di Internet e la Circolazione dell’Informazione (panellist), IHC - Italian Hacker Camp 2018, Padua (Italy)
2/7/2018 - IPKat at 15: What's Next for IP?, Bristows LLP, London (UK)
13-16/6/2018 - The EU Copyright Reform: A Bit like the Marriage of Aphrodite and Hephaestus?, Beautiful as Aphrodite? EU Copyright Reform, ECTA 37th Annual Conference - Gods in Transit: IP at the Crossroads of Great Civilizations, Athens (Greece)
11/6/2018 - Copyright Update: Recent Decisions and the Current State of the EU Reform Debate, Competition Law Association, Brick Court Chambers, London (UK)
3-5/6/2018 - Topical Issues for Press Use of Copyright Content, PLDN 2018 Conference, London (UK)
29/5/2018 - Online IP Infringements and Intermediaries: From Remedies to Liability, Swedish Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (SFIR), Stockholm (Sweden)
20/5/2018 - Copyright and Trademark: What They Can Learn From Each Other on the Internet Frontier of Trademark Protection (panellist), INTA 2018 - 140th Annual Meeting, Seattle (WA, USA)
19/5/2018 - The consequences of Brexit on the Rules of the Common Market (Exhaustion of Rights, Transit, Agreements…) (panellist), The Impact of Brexit on IP Law in the EU - CNCPI/CEIPI, Seattle (WA, USA)
19/4/2018 - Artificial Intelligence: An Artificial Approach to Intelligent Protection?, Back to the Basics: Deconstructing Intellectual Property Protection for Music, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin (Germany)
12/4/2018 - Can't Stop Feeling: Copyright at the Crossroads between Nostalgia and Change, WS IP Conference 2018, Edinburgh (UK)
10/4/2018 - Construction of EU Copyright in the Case Law of the Court of Justice: High Level of Protection in the Internal Market (Keynote), Software and Audiovisual Copyright. Significant Damage - Training Seminar for Judges, Prosecutors and Police, Riga (Latvia)
5-6/4/2018 - The EU Copyright Reform - An Update, 26th Fordham IP Conference, New York City (NY, USA)
20/3/2018 - Should Online Platforms Do More to Tackle Unlawful Content Online?, Université de Namur, Namur (Belgium)
14/3/2018 - Retromark: A Review of the Year in Trade Marks (Co-Organizer and -Chair), Simmons&Simmons, London (UK)
13/3/2018 - Enforcement of IP Rights and the Role of Online Intermediaries, Loughborough University London (UK)
8/3/2018 - General Remarks regarding Art. 8.3 and Implementation into the Italian System, Blocking Illegal Content in the EU - Implementation of Art. 8.3 of Directive 2001/29 in Selected EU Countries, ICC Poland - K&L Gates, Warsaw (Poland)
22/2/2018 - Text and Data Mining: How Is It Done and Can It Be Done?, Copyright Directive: Text and Data Mining (TDM) - Workshop for the Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament, Brussels (Belgium)
31/1/2018 - Le Norme sul Copyright nella Strategia per il Digital Single Market - Come Adeguare il Diritto d'Autore all'Ambiente Digitale per Rendere Competitiva l'Economia European e Nazionale (panellist), European Parliament, Brussels (Belgium)
23-24/1/2018 - Copyright Reform in the EU and US: What Business Leaders Need to Know (panellist), NY:LON CONNECT, New York City (NY, USA)
18/1/2018 - Originality in EU and UK Copyright Laws, Christie's Education, London (UK)
Upcoming talks & lectures
Recent media coverage
8/10/2018 - Copyright Waffle (podcast/interview)
13/9/2018 - Sputnik International (on the EU progress of the EU copyright reform)
12/9/2018 - CNN (on the EU progress of the EU copyright reform)
9/7/2018 - Wharton Business Radio (on the progress of the EU copyright reform)
5/7/2018 - The New York Times (on the EU progress of the EU copyright reform)
3/4/2018 – Wired (on the proposed EU press publishers’ right)
20/10/2017 – Radio Città del Capo (on the policy debate surrounding EU copyright reform)
18/6/2017 – The New York Times (on Donald Trump's trade mark registrations in Russia)
21/4/2017 – BBC (on restrictions imposed by copyright law)
10/2/2017 – AGI (on the policy debate surrounding EU copyright reform)
14/10/2016 – The Hollywood Reporter (on the protection available to TV formats)
14/9/2016 – Marketplace (on the policy debate surrounding EU copyright reform)
11/9/2016 – The Financial Times (on the policy debate surrounding EU copyright reform)
14/5/2015 – The Guardian (on the advantages of studying copyright while at university)
29/9/2014 – The Telegraph (on the introduction into UK law of a parody exception)
11/7/2014 – Metro (on IP issues facing tattoos)
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