European Law in Mutation

Trier, 12-13 Jun 2008 Fee: EUR 700.00 For certain groups (see below): EUR 525 For staff EU and ERA patrons: EUR 420 Languages English, French, German (simultaneous interpretation) Event Number 208D02

> Registrations reaching ERA before 12 May 2008 will be eligible for a 10% discount. > Discounts are available for some participants (cf. infra)

Conference programme (PDF - 315 KB)

Areas of Law
Competition Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law

Conference Organiser(s)
Florence Hartmann-Vareilles, ERA

Target audience
Lawyers, administrations, copyright protection associations, interest groups, companies involved in copyright management

Description
The objectives of the Directive 2001/29/EC are to adapt legislation on copyright and related rights to reflect technological developments, particularly to the information society.

As key notions such as “communication to the public”, “responsibility of intermediaries” and exceptions to protection are not specified in the Directive, Member States have significant margin in certain aspects of implementation, which leads to a lack of harmonisation at European level.

Disparities in and consequences of this patchwork will be presented, discussed and illustrated by national reports at the conference. Attention will be drawn to recent national and ECJ case law affecting the subject matter regulated under the Directive. A special focus will be given to the links existing between the Directive and other legal instruments such as EU directives on e-commerce and data protection.

The European Commission’s current reflections on cross-border collective management of copyright, notably relating to online music, will also be discussed.

Early registration discounts
10% before 12 May 2008

Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions; (cf. Terms and Conditions para. 7: click on "Important Legal Notice", bottom right)

40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier).
(cf. Terms and Conditions para. 7: click on "Important Legal Notice", bottom right)

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