“The issue of protecting immaterial value is capital for Europe’s future” »

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21 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Dr. Nima Sanandaji, President of the European Center for Entrepreneurship and Policy Reform Per Strömbäck: Is it true that Intellectual Property is only in the interest of the entert... »

“We want content to travel, but still make money inside territories” »

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20 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Dan Maag, chairman of Pantaleon Entertainment AG and CEO of Pantaflix Per Strömbäck: Could you tell us about Pantaflix’s purpose? Dan Maag: As a producer, I have been confronted t... »

“You cannot force the creation of a European “ghost” market for transmission rights” »

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19 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Anthony Level, Digital Chief Policy Officer, TF1 Per Strömbäck: How is your business taking advantage of the digital opportunity ? Anthony Level: Above all, TF1 is a company with ... »

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It – Cinema and the Copyright Reform »

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4 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Jan Runge, CEO of International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) The European Commission’s recent copyright reform proposal aims to support the creation of a “digital single market”. In a s... »

CJEU’s Chance to Not Break the Internet »

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7 September 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Jan Bernd Nordemann, IP case law specialist Anyone involved in digital content is holding their breath in anticipation of tomorrow’s ruling by the European Court of Justice in the ca... »

The Gig Economy – Don’t Quit Your Day Job »

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11 March 2016 | Ralf Grötker, journalist.

Steven Hill is an internationally renowned political writer and researcher. His latest book Raw Deal: How the ‘Uber Economy’ and Runaway Capitalism are Screwing American Workers deals with the “freela... »

25% Tech, 75% Marketing, 100% Hype – Inside the #SharingEconomy »

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3 February 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Tom Slee, author of the book What's Yours Is Mine You know it’s time to weed out the real story from the hype when you find EU Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip retweeting nugge... »

”Dubbing the Way to Digital Single Market” »

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14 December 2015 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Andrus Ansip, Vice President of the European Commission Per Strömbäck: According to the Eurobarometer, 75% of users have not tried their services in a different member states. How i... »

”Europe Needs to Listen to Europeans and not Americans” »

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7 December 2015 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

Three (and a half) Questions to Robert Levine Robert Levine is an American journalist and the author of the influential and controversial Free Ride (Doubleday 2011) on the battles for content onlin... »

“For the First Time, Net Neutrality will Apply” »

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4 November 2015 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Marc Tarabella, Belgian MEP from the Socialists & Democrats Group The European Parliament’s recent adoption of the Telecoms Single Market legislation has been heralded as a trium... »