CIPIL Seminar: 'Open Data in European Intellectual Property Law'

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Thursday 12 March 2015 4:00pm to 5:00pm

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Speaker: Mireille Van Eechoud (Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam)

Location: B16

Abstract: Governments around the world are searching for ways to optimize the potential economic and social value of the vast troves of data they hold. The exercise of intellectual property rights through open licensing is a popular way to stimulate re-use of public sector information. How far can EU Member States go in making open licensing mandatory for public sector bodies without running afoul of EU copyright and databaseright laws? Has the time come to harmonize the status of government works and databased in EU law?

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