The Life & Death-Issue of Cyber-Security »

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6 April 2017 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3Questions to Andrey Suvorov, Kaspersky Lab Cyber-security is a big part of the debates around the digital policy agenda in Europe. But what is cyber-security, what are the threats and what is the ... »

The Turtle and the Unicorn: A Silicon Valley Fable »

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28 March 2017 | Netopia

Welcome to the New World* is the title of an essay by Mathilde Ramadier, telling the story of how she survived the “coolitude” of startups in Berlin’s version of Silicon Valley. Netopia asked for more... »

A robot barista? »

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3 March 2017 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Aleks Afanasyev, Product Specialist at CafeX Netopia tried a robot-made espresso at CafeX in San Francisco’s Metreon center. With the recent debates about robot tax and jobs lost to ... »

“The Digital Single Market will not lead to large-scale price effects throughout Europe” »

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19 December 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Nathalie Vandystadt, European Commission spokesperson for the Digital Single Market. Per Strömbäck: On November 28, EU member states agreed to ban unjustified geo-blocking between me... »

“Final battle between companies providing infrastructure from overseas and European content” »

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| Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Tobias Schmid, Executive Vice-President Governmental Affairs RTL Group Per Strömbäck: I’ld like to ask you some questions about news because news are an important part of our society... »

“Europe needs to keep up with its creators, their ambitions and its own ambition” »

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24 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Pervenche Berès, Member of the European Parliament, co-chair of the Intergroup on creative industries Per Strömbäck: How is the Intergroup on creative industries involved in the copy... »

“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... »