The New Copyright Act

On 5th July 2007, the German Bundestag passed the Second Act Governing Copyright in the Information Society ("Second Basket" of copyright law reform). Four years after the first reform, a new balance has been struck between the interests of authors, exploiters, equipment producers and end-users, none of whom are, however, especially happy with the compromise solution.... more more

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Once upon a time in Georgia

Wednesday 13 December, 2006

Aka Morchiladze is a celebrity in Georgia and little more than an unpronouncable name beyond. That may change with "Santa Esperenza." His first book available in translation is the tragic, crazy, multi-coloured chronicle of a fantasy archipelago. Sonja Zekri pays a visit to the author in Tiflis.

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