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These days, data privacy is a hot topic in Belgium. In the past few weeks, some major developments have taken place.
Lire plusDe vereisten van snelheid en efficiëntie van het handelsverkeer hebben talrijke ondernemingen ertoe aangespoord om de voorwaarden op basis waarvan zij…
Lire plusIn the Netherlands, The Hague Court of Appeal has rendered an interesting judgment concerning the copyrights in Tintin. Moulinsart SA is the Belgian c…
Lire plusOn 4 June 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that the labelling of a foodstuff may mislead consumers if the packaging, ta…
Lire plusThe Belgian Privacy Commission recently issued a guidance document on the use of cookies and similar technology.
Lire plusIn March of this year Commissioner Vestager announced the proposal of an EU-wide sector inquiry into e-commerce. This week the e-commerce sector …
Lire plusSocial plugins such as Facebook's Like button and Twitter's Tweet button are very popular as they allow sites to extend their reach and increase their…
Lire plusOn 24 November 2014 State Secretary Teeven (from the VVD, a conservative-liberal party) submitted a second memorandum of amendment concerning the legi…
Lire plusRight Brain Interface NV is a young technology company that has created a remote DVR (digital video recording) storage service called Bhaalu. In essen…
Lire plusAlmost one year after the publication of the draft version, the Belgian Privacy Commission has recently issued the final version of its recommendation…
Lire plusOn 19 April 2015, Telenet announced its intention to purchase the Belgian mobile telecoms operator BASE, currently owned by KPN. BASE is known as the …
Lire plusBelgian collecting society SABAM may not levy royalties on ISPs On 13 March 2015 the Brussels Court of First Instance issued a judgment in the cease-a…
Lire plusDirk Bogaers (Sirius Legal) answers two questions that often arise in the fringe of e-commerce: what VAT rate is applicable on the transportation of g…
Lire plusDe récents événements ont démontré que les entreprises doivent désormais se préoccuper des questions de cybersécurité et de protection des données ain…
Lire plusIn een arrest van 27 januari 2015 heeft het Hof van Beroep van Brussel geoordeeld over verschillende CÔTE D'OR merken en de eventuele inbreuk ervan do…
Lire plusOn 26 March 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") held that the EU Copyright Directive (Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parlia…
Lire plusIn Belgium, the largest collecting society for music and movies, SABAM, is calling for payment of copyright fees from people embedding YouTube videos …
Lire plusOn 13 March 2015, the Brussels Court of First Instance (Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg / Tribunal de Première Instance) found that internet service provi…
Lire plusOn 13 March 2015, the president of the Commercial Court of Brussels ruled that SABAM, the largest collecting society in Belgium, is prohibited from cl…
Lire plusOn 17 December 2014, the General Court confirmed the decision of the Board of Appeal, finding that Lidl's Community trademark application for the "Del…
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