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mr. Dr. B.W. Schermer is Associate Professor and lecturer at eLaw@Leiden, Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Law and Partner and co-founder at Considerati

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The Dutch cookie conundrum

This week, the new Dutch cookie law came into force, leading to confusion and chagrin among website owners. The cookie law is controversial, as it requires website owners to get consent from the user before placing cookies, which can be quite burdensome.

Bart Schermer • June 09, 2012

Dutch Pirate Party wants to sink BREIN… and the rule of law?

In January of this year Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN successfully sought an injunction against Internet providers Ziggo and XS4ALL, forcing them to block access to the Pirate Bay for their customers.

Bart Schermer • May 03, 2012 • 29 comments