Fairphone, the Dutch electronics brand known for its sustainable and repairable smartphones, is becoming an Open Icecat sponsor. Through this collaboration, Fairphone will make its official product content freely available to retailers, distributors, and other channel partners through the Open Icecat catalog. The sponsorship supports Fairphone's growing retail presence by making standardized product information easier to access and integrate across digital sales channels. It helps partners present Fairphone's products consistently while communicating the features and sustainability considerations that distinguish the brand. About Fairphone Fairphone is the global benchmark for long-lasting, modular and sustainable electronics, delivering high-quality devices crafted with ethical…
In its appeal ruling on October 20, 2026, the court of Amsterdam (Gerechtshof Amsterdam) strictly limits the scope of the Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception under EU law, signaling heightened copyright enforcement for digital reproduction and AI training. The court ruled that HowardsHome infringed the copyright and press publisher rights of Dutch media companies DPG Media, Mediahuis, and NRC. HowardsHome operated a commercial digital news monitoring service that collected information from RSS feeds. It reproduced article headlines, short snippets, and thumbnails without a license. While the lower court had previously accepted HowardsHome’s TDM defense, the Gerechtshof Amsterdam overturned this…
