No Pirate Treasure in Iceland »

31 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck

The election results from Iceland are final. Contrary to some of the hype prior to the election, the Pirate Party did not “take over an entire island” and will not be part of the ruling coalition. How... »

Knowledge Is Capital for Europe’s Future – Netopia Op-Ed in EurActiv »

28 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Netopia’s new report Immaterial Value Creation in Europe looks at how much European businesses rely on intellectual property rights. A lot, it turns out. 44% of jobs and 51% of revenue in primary indu... »

”Pirates in the Arctic!” or ”What is #OpenPolicy ?” »

27 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck

I went to Iceland but couldn’t find any pirates. The rumours of the Pirate Party’s popularity in the polls for the upcoming Althing* election may be exaggerated. But let’s have a look at the pirate po... »

Copyright and Technology Ahead of the Curve »

21 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck

“Why are there no successful European internet companies?” I think that you have heard this question many times, just as I have. What is the answer? Don’t we have enough innovation? Perhaps not enough... »

What competition, professor Varian? »

3 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Google chief economist Hal Varian writes an opinion in the Financial Times explaining why the tech giants of Silicon Valley compete so intensely. It’s hard not to see this as a response to the Economi... »

The Economist Warns of Power Concentration »

25 September 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Global companies are becoming a problem for the economy. This was the surprising message from The Economist in this week’s issue. Rather than disruption, today’s economy is dominated by entrenchment. ... »

How Many Times Can the Internet Be Broken? #copyrightreform »

14 September 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Today the European Commission presented its copyright reform. (One week ahead of schedule! Who are they trying to impress?) Expectations were high after President Juncker’s big words in the State of t... »

The Beginning of the End of Roaming »

9 September 2016 | Per Strömbäck

So I was trolling vice-president Ansip on Twitter… no, really – when the news of 30/90 days of free roaming broke earlier this week, I could not resist to ask the vice-president if the same would appl... »

CJEU Ruling: More Questions than Answers »

9 September 2016 | Per Strömbäck

On Thursday, the European Court of Justice gave its ruling on the GS Media v Sanoma-case regarding hyperlinking to infringing content. The digital world has held its breath in anticipation – would the... »

Vestager’s EuroBillions »

1 September 2016 | Per Strömbäck

The most impressive thing about Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s Apple-fine is not the Billions of Euros, but the optimism. The idea that the law should apply also to those companies who ... »