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On 10 December 2013, the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam found that soccer players have no claim to image rights relating to the broadcast of their professional soccer matches. This confirms the judgment of the District Court of Amsterdam on 24 February 2004. Every player and club in the professional soccer business in the Netherlands, is a member of the Royal Dutch Soccer Union (KNVB). The clubs receive payment from the broadcasters and television stations for the right to broadcast match reports or parts of the match. The trade union for professional soccer players (VVCS), claimed that they had...

On 31 July 2013, the District Court of Amsterdam decided on the question of whether or not the format of a documentary series called “Hollandse Meesters in de 21e eeuw” ("Dutch Masters in the 21st century", hereafter: 'Dutch Masters') was protected by copyright law. The plaintiff collaborated with X on a series of filmed portraits, which consisted of 15-minute episodes displaying the methods used by an artist, the use of his materials and the artist's ideas on art. The artist was filmed in his workshop and each episode had a different director. The plaintiff had an agreement with Interakt, a series...

On 4 September 2013, the District Court of Amsterdam found that the collecting society VEVAM has no legal basis to claim compensation from cable companies for film directors concerning cable retransmission. VEVAM is a collecting society representing film directors. It acquires the director’s rights and collectively exploits them. VEVAM sued cable companies Ziggo and UPC for compensation for cable retransmissions. RODAP, the collecting society for film producers, public and commercial broadcasting organisations and distributors (e.g. cable companies), joined the proceedings in support of Ziggo and...

On 2 July 2013, the Dutch data protection agency (CBP) published a report stating that TP Vision, a manufacturer of Smart TVs, is in breach of the Dutch Data Protection Act (Wbp). This report is a final version following a provisional report that had previously been sent to TP Vision in March of 2013 in order for them to put forward their views on the findings. TP Vision makes Smart TVs for Philips and is the only manufacturer of such TVs in the Netherlands. Smart TVs are televisions with internet access possibilities/capabilities. Users can watch shows on-demand, rent movies, use apps and visit...

On 4 June 2013, the Dutch House of Representatives discussed a legislative proposal to amend the Dutch Media Act 2008. State Secretary Dekker proposed several changes to the Media Act in reaction to the growing digitisation of media and the increased level of competition within the media sector. The proposal contains provisions relating to television as well as radio channels. An example of this digitisation is the vast rise of digital television and radio subscriptions as opposed to analogue subscriptions. An example of increased competition in the media sector is the introduction of services...