In the past decade, “loot boxes” have become increasingly prevalent in the world of video games. They allow a player to use real money to buy randomized virtual items. Players…
Mario Cistaro is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. The recent decision of the CJEU in C‑263/18 (Tom Kabinet) has further confirmed that the advent of the…
Joe Rabinovitsj is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Article 17 of the European Union’s Digital Single Market Copyright Directive (DSMCD) fully exposes online platforms and service…
Alexander Glossman is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Help Us Understand What’s Happening. What’s going on? -It’s annoying or not interesting -I think it…
Kiana Robinson is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. The sportswear and athletic footwear company Adidas has been having quite a busy year defending the three-stripe mark…
A few months ago, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that taste cannot be copyrighted. The case arose between two competing cheese dip makers: Levola and Smilde.…
Have you ever received a bunch of annoying promotional e-mails and let them stuck in your inbox because you hardly find the “unsubscribe” button in the e-mail? Or have you…
The copyright directive that the European Parliament adopted in March (“the Directive”) won final approval from the European Council last month. Member states have two years to integrate its requirements…
After four years of preparation and debate the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) was finally approved by the EU Parliament on April 14, 2016, coming in to effect on…
A new copyright directive approved by the European Union on February 13 might fundamentally change the landscape for online service providers (OSPs). While the bill still awaits confirmation from European…