Articles

Anthony Howard
Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions
A concise analysis of the Commission's proposal for a Directive on the patentability
of computer-implemented inventions

Marie Thérèse Huppertz
The Pivotal Role of Digital Rights Management Systems in the Digital World
An analysis of the copyright protection provided for in the 2001 Copyright Directive with a specific emphasis
on the protection of the digital rights management systems and their implementation into the national law

Rosa Julia Barceló
Spanish Implementation of the E-Commerce Directive
Main features of the implementation of the E-Commerce Directive in Spain


Case Law

Liability for Online Music Royalties - Tariff 22
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Association of Internet Providers et al.
Canadian Federal Court of Appeal
Judgement delivered on 1st May 2002 with remarks by Naud


Updates


Walter Blocher
Austria: Implementing the E-Commerce Directive

Jenni Kyntölä
Finland: Updating Freedom Speech in Mass Communication

Ian Lloyd
UK: Communications Reform and Data Protection

Esther Mollen
Norway: No Private Downloads at Work

David von Dadelszen
New Zealand: Network Interception Capability to be Required