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Important victory in a DRM case |
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Friday, 25 May 2007 |
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In an unanimous decision released today, Helsinki District Court ruled
that Content Scrambling System (CSS) used in DVD movies is
"ineffective".The decision is the first in Europe to interpret new
copyright law amendments that ban the circumvention of "effective
technological measures". Turre argued succesfully for the defendants.
See more from our press release. |
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Turre publishes a book on user created content |
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Thursday, 18 January 2007 |
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The Internet has changed the way people experience content. They do not only passively consume but they also remix, mash up, create and share. Capturing the wealth of networked producers and creators may turn out to be one of the biggest factors that will help to increase our society’s productivity during this century. Community Created Content - Law, Business and Policy help service designers, lawyers and community creators to navigate in the world where users are creators. Read more and buy or download your copy. |
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Split file-sharing decision from Turku |
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Thursday, 26 October 2006 |
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Turku district court gave today its decision in the Finreactor-series. Turre defended a total of 8 individuals in Turku who were charged for the administration of a BitTorrent tracker-site. 4 of the accused were released from all charges. Another 4 were convicted for copyright infringement to joint liability together with 17 others. The convicted were ordered to pay over 400 000 euros in compensation to right holders. They disagree with the convictions and will appeal. It is indeed questionable whether a third party (administrator) can be indirectly liable for the actions of individual file sharers according to Finnish copyright law. |
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Turre defends file sharers |
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Wednesday, 20 September 2006 |
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Finland has received its share of copyright cases against individual file sharers on the Internet. Today a district court in Tuusula released a young man from all charges brought by record labels. Prosecutor joined by record labels were demanding tens of thousands of euros in damages. Turre Legal argued for the released man. The case is our first in the Finreactor-series, whose main strain is litigated in Turku next week. Turre Legal defends a total of eight individuals in Turku who are charged for the administration of the network. We have opened a blog (in Finnish) to further comment on the cases. |
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Open source risk management growing |
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Saturday, 03 June 2006 |
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As the use of open source software continues to grow, advice on open source risk management now takes a considerable share from our activities. Software companies using open source components need to be aware of e.g. potential licensing, patent and copyright infringement risks. Our partners have advised a growing number of clients in these issues and both lectured and published on the topic. |
