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It is important for customers that if there is a malfunction with the supplier of a service or if there is a case of bankruptcy, […]

A continuing performance contract is an agreement whereby parties have committed to a continuous performance for a longer period of time. These can be contracts […]

The contractor is the party that performs work for a client or in other words the commissioning party on the basis of a contract for […]

In the Netherlands, freedom of contract applies. This means that the parties themselves can decide with whom they enter into a contract and what the […]

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on the visitor’s computer when visiting a website. Cookies allow web servers to track visitor […]

If a website works with cookies, it is mandatory to have a cookie statement on the website. In this cookie statement, the visitor to the […]

Copyright rules are laid down in the Copyright Act. Copyright was created to provide the creator of a work with legal protection for the integrity […]

Copyright is the English name for the Dutch auteursrecht. Moreover, copyright © is also often used to indicate the reservation of copyrights on, for example, […]

The Copyright Act (Aw) is the law that regulates copyright in the Netherlands. In addition to copyright, the Copyright Act also regulates neighbouring rights, portrait […]

The Copyright Contract Law Act entered into force on 1 July 2015. Copyright contract law is elaborated in Chapter IA of the Copyright Act and […]

The copyright notice (©) accompanying a work (for example at the bottom of a website) is often regarded as a requirement for having copyrights to […]

A core clause is a clause in an agreement that reflects the essence of the performance. Such a core clause is “essential” to the agreement. […]

The Council of State is an advisory body to the government and parliament and is also the supreme judicial body in administrative law.

The counter-request is the defendant’s request in a petition procedure.

Court fees are costs that must be paid by the litigant to the judicial authority for the trial. The amount of court fees depends on […]

A court order is the judge’s decision of a case. A court decision is also called a verdict. A judgment from a higher court – […]

The copyright maker is the creative creator of a work. The “creative creator” means that it is not the person who technically made the work, […]

A creditor is another word for the obligee. For more information, see creditor.

A creditor is a person who has a claim on another person (the debtor).

Cryptoware is a type of ransomware and a type of malware that encrypts files on a computer or in a network. The key is only […]

If a legal or a natural person can no longer meet its payment obligations, the court can declare bankruptcy. The court will then appoint a […]

Customization is a product specially developed to the customer’s wishes. In ICT law it is relevant whether something concerns custom work or standard work because […]

The digitization of society offers new opportunities to commit a crime using ICT. This type of crime is called computer crime or cybercrime. Cybercrime is […]

Companies are increasingly dependent on digital systems. Good security of these systems is therefore crucial. The security of these systems is called cybersecurity. Cyber Attacks […]

In the event of copyright infringement, the infringer can be held liable to pay damages. The rules to claim liability of the infringer, and the […]