Downloading: legal or not?

Downloading: legal or not?

Every movie, series or music lover with a little technical knowledge has most likely done it at some point: illegally downloading and/or streaming content, for personal use. Especially if the content is unavailable in Belgium in a legal manner, it is quite tempting to...

The sense and nonsense of “All rights reserved”

The sense and nonsense of “All rights reserved”

Everyone probably recognises the phrase "all rights reserved". Or "all rights reserved" in English. You often see it on creative works. Think of the last frame of an episode of your favourite series, next to a photo, or at the bottom of an internet blog post. But do...

Protecting your intellectual property with blockchain technology?

Protecting your intellectual property with blockchain technology?

As a creative, you probably know how easily someone can steal your content online. Tracking down these copycats is particularly difficult. But enforcing your legal rights as an author is even more difficult: although copyright law protects your work, until now there...

About art and its muse: better safe than sorry

About art and its muse: better safe than sorry

Suppose you are an artist. After some googling, you find a beautifully staged original photo of an extremely distinctive plant. You decide to base your new painting on it, and display it at an exhibition. At first glance, you might think there is no problem. However,...