The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will hear a landmark privacy case regarding the transfer of EU citizens’ data to Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-31 19:45:54 UTC ]
The European Court of Justice has said VAT on ebooks cannot be reduced to that of printed books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors has welcomed the European Court's ruling on e-lending, which it argues removes “the final barrier” to applying Public Lending Right (PLR) to the remote lending of ebooks and audiobooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent Newspapers argues that €1.25m defamation award was disproportionate and has a ‘serious chilling effect’ on freedom of expression Ireland’s Independent Newspapers’ group is to challenge Irish defamation laws at the European Court of Human Rights, reports the Irish Times. The newspaper... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
In early March, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a major ruling, invalidating reduced value-added tax (VAT) rates on ebooks in France and Luxembourg. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Court of Justice has ordered France and Luxembourg to restore their standard VAT rates on ebooks in a ruling announced today (5th March). The court upheld a decision previously made by European Commission, which ruled that the two countries cannot charge the same VAT rate on ebooks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE) has warned its members that France may raise VAT on ebooks from 5.5% to the standard 20% during the first half of next year to avoid a fine of several million euros from the European Court of Justice, according to the trade... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even as China's leaders promise a more liberal future for the country, they are suppressing those who would tell the truthThe year began with journalists from China's Southern Weekly striking because their paper had spiked a leader calling for constitutional protections for individual liberty at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Wed, 18/05/2011 - 14:45 The French National Assembly yesterday (17th May) voted into law a bill allowing publishers to fix prices of all ebooks sold in France. The text says that retailers inside or outside France must respect the fixed prices.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]