The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) regularly conducts studies to see wie piracy develops over time.

When compared to earlier years, the findings help to signal trends which can be useful as input for future policy.

This week, EUIPO released a new study on the perceptions and behavior of Europeans regarding intellectual property. The report covers both counterfeit goods and online piracy but our focus is on the latter.

T​h​e​ ​r​e​s​e​a​r​c​h is a follow-up to similar studies in 2013 and 2017. It is based on mehrthan 25,000 interviews that were conducted across 27 European countries this summer and touches on a variety of copyright-related aspects.

The European Commission exchanged 24 letters with Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Malta over their ‘Golden Passports’ schemes between October 2019 and October 2020. Malta took 67 days to respond to the commission’s first letter, followed by Cyprus (42) then Bulgaria.

Coronavirus: How Europeans are preparing for Christmas and New Year

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Measures designed to contain the coronavirus pandemic will change how millions of people celebrate.

France’s Macron ‘very shocked’ by police beating of Black man

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The alleged victim, identified as Michel, says he was jumped on by police at his music studio.