Can streaming platforms be forced to remove music rights infringing content in the EU based on the DMCA? Many of the users of different streaming platforms have recently received requests for withdrawals of content based on alleged music rights infringements under the DMCA from music rights holders. In particular, Twitch…

The opposition to this new figure of the information society challenges the community concept of freedom to provide services What are the free tours? It is an innovative business model, which has entered with disruptive force to change the way of booking a very traditional service: the tours offered by…

How the personal data processed by an Artificial Intelligence should be protected Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning is a tool that is currently used for the development of solutions by third parties (programmers, product developers, etc.) with applications in technology and innovation sectors, from Internet search engines, personal assistants…

Opening a Pandora’s Box: The application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act by the Trump administration in the U.S. gives new impetus in the Spanish courts to the claims of former owners of property “confiscated” by the Cuban government since 1959. On May 2, 2019, the United States government allowed the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, for the first time since the law was enacted in 1996, to allow United States nationals to sue persons who “traffic” in private property “confiscated” by the Cuban government since 1959.

How to deal successfully with heterogeneous international transfer procedures What is a cross-border transfer or relocation of a company’s seat? When we talk about cross-border transfer of a company’s seat, we mean a change in the registered office location, going from the original incorporation seat to a place located outside the national or state borders. As this is an international or out-of-state relocation, then there are far more consequences and…

Force Majeure and Other Changes in Contractual Circumstances As Grounds For Exonerating or Releasing From Liability for Breach of Contract Is it Important to Analyze Commercial Contracts in the Light of Force Majeure While We Face COVID-19 Epidemic Outbreak? Definitely yes. It is very important to take a series of precautions in commercial relations between businesses in the face of the consequences of COVID-19 epidemic. This is why we have previously published our Practical Guide for Businesses on how to deal successfully with the COVID-19 pandemic..

Economic and Commercial Recommendations for Companies Facing Disruptions Caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic MEASURES NEED TO BE TAKEN BY BUSINESSES TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 BREAKOUT Gowper reach out to you in this special moment in which people and businesses are being harm by the rapid global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic to let you know that we’re here to HELP YOU. Businesses are becoming increasingly concerned about the related financial and commercial implications, including challenging…

Can The Manufacturer Forbid Any Type Of Online Selling? “Passive” sales is any form of sales over the Internet. The concept can be found in article 4 of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 330/2010, which establish that “In general, where a distributor uses a website to sell products that is considered a form of passive selling” in Paragraph 51…

Monetize your trade secrets and protect them against unlawful disclosure — Companies — and particularly Startups — create or develop to maintain their competitive edge within their activity, certain tangible and intangible resources that become part of the assets and wealth available to them. On the one hand, there’s brands, trademarks or any distinctive signs owned by the company that showcase…