Why are musicians not yet paid for their music through Blockchain? Recently, a student from the International Music Management program interviewed me about the possibilities for the use of Blockchain technology in the music industry. The main question is: What are the main (legal) obstacles for the application of Blockchain in the music industry? Data…
There is a new trade secrets law Since October 2018, we have a new law in the Netherlands about the Protection of Trade Secrets (in Dutch: Wet bescherming bedrijfsgeheimen; WBB), which is based on the European Trade Secrets Directive. This new law did not receive the public attention it deserves, due to the ‘hype’ surrounding…
What’s up with that ‘Article 13’ and ‘Upload filter’ thing? Since 17 April 2019, we have a new European law (directive) about copyrights in Europe, let’s call it the new Copyright Directive. This new Copyright Directive did not arrive without a fight. There have been many protests, both offline and online, against the so-called ‘Article…
Popcorn Time! This machine automatically blows the popcorn in a bowl when it’s ready site link. There were many other great designs like this one at the Graduation Show of the Dutch Design Week at Eindhoven. I could not resist asking myself: did all these young designers already protect their work? Is the popcorn machine…