INDICARE (The INformed DIalogue about Consumer Acceptability of DRM Solutions in Europe) has a number of interesting articles regarding the copyfight from a European perspective:

•    Copyright - Complexity - Confusion - An interview with Till Kreutzer [German], editor of iRights.info [German] and a lawyer and partner in the "Office for Information Law Expertise" in Hamburg.

  In fact I think that the basic approach of copyright needs rethinking.

•    Personal Feelings About the Creative Commons Licenses - by Dr. Péter Benjamin Tóth, legal counsel at the Hungarian musical collecting society ARTISJUS [Hungarian] and a member of the Hungarian Copyright Expert Group.

  For me, there is something fishy about the idea of Creative Commons (CC). The hawkers of this "solution" present the very nature of classical copyright as an alternative solution. And they forget to inform the creators about the side effects.

•    Contractual Balance in Digital Content Services - by Timo Ruikka, Vice President, Industry Initiatives at Nokia’s technology platforms unit.

  Alongside copyright balance, the question of contractual balance will gain in relevance as consumption and contract practices change with the evolution of new services. Using the analytical distinction of "consumption use" and "copyright use" the paradigm shift is demonstrated between the "legacy model" of book/CD purchase and new services like iTunes music store and 48-hour online "video rental" services. Admittedly the new focus on contracts goes together with new challenges.