Representatives of the European Commission and of the industry will discuss the current state of play and developments at EU and national level of data management obligations with a particular focus on international data flows in the era of cloud computing. In the context of the upcoming review of the data protection framework in Europe, workshop participant will have a chance to express their views on how to address conflicts of jurisdiction and on the creation of a level playing field for global data intensive internet services (e.g. social networks and search engines) and for cloud service providers.

While the European Commission is reviewing the IPR enforcement Directive with a particular focus on the changes brought by the digital revolution, national governments are already assessing the results of the specific mechanisms they have in place to counter the unprecedented levels of piracy over the internet. Against this background copyright enforcement authorities, EU policy makers and representatives from the industry will offer their views and experience about the role of intermediaries and the right balance to be struck between freedoms end-users and protection of copyright.

CHAIR:  Olivier Cousi, Partner - Intellectual Property, Telecommunications, Media & Technology , Gide Loyrette Nouel
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