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Down The Rabbit Hole: Applying A Right To Be Forgotten To Personal Images Uploaded On Social Networks, Eugenia Georgiades Jan 2020

Down The Rabbit Hole: Applying A Right To Be Forgotten To Personal Images Uploaded On Social Networks, Eugenia Georgiades

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

The right to be forgotten has been the subject of extensive scrutiny in the broad context of data protection. However, little consideration has been given to the misuse of personal images that are uploaded on social networks. Given the prevalent use of online and digital spaces, social networks process and use various forms of data, including personal images that are uploaded by individuals. The potential for misuse of images is particularly acute when users upload images of third parties. In light of the European Union’s enshrinement of the “right to be forgotten” amid provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation …


Trademark Law Harmonization In The European Union: Twenty Years Back And Forth, William Robinson, Giles Pratt, Ruth Kelly Mar 2013

Trademark Law Harmonization In The European Union: Twenty Years Back And Forth, William Robinson, Giles Pratt, Ruth Kelly

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“Fit For Purpose”: Why The European Union Should Not Extend The Term Of Related Rights Protection In Europe., Susanna Monseau Mar 2009

“Fit For Purpose”: Why The European Union Should Not Extend The Term Of Related Rights Protection In Europe., Susanna Monseau

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This paper argues that the European Union should not, as it currently proposes, extend the term of protection for sound recordings in Europe. It compares the U.K. government’s current policy that the scope and length of copyright protection for sound recordings should not be extended, with that of the European Union which, encouraged by the French government particularly, has recently proposed an extension from the fifty-year term to a ninety-five-year term of copyright protection for sound recordings. It analyzes several major independent reviews of the evidence on extending copyright protection for sound recordings, including the findings and recommendations of the …


Bodil Lindqvist: A Swedish Churchgoer's Violation Of The European Union's Data Protection Directive Should Be A Warning To U.S. Legislators, Flora J. Garcia Jun 2005

Bodil Lindqvist: A Swedish Churchgoer's Violation Of The European Union's Data Protection Directive Should Be A Warning To U.S. Legislators, Flora J. Garcia

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Bodil Lindqvist: A Swedish Churchgoer's Violation Of The European Union's Data Protection Directive Should Be A Warning To U.S. Legislators, Flora J. Garcia Jun 2005

Bodil Lindqvist: A Swedish Churchgoer's Violation Of The European Union's Data Protection Directive Should Be A Warning To U.S. Legislators, Flora J. Garcia

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No abstract provided.


Recent Changes In The Duration Of Copyright In The United States And European Union: Procedure And Policy, Lisa M. Brownlee Mar 1996

Recent Changes In The Duration Of Copyright In The United States And European Union: Procedure And Policy, Lisa M. Brownlee

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No abstract provided.