Information is the global currency of today and nowhere is it more true than in financial markets. Specialized agencies like Reuters, Bloomberg and Dow Jones invest large sums to develop the fastest, most accurate and most reliable systems of delivering thousands of news every day to investors...

Since the beginning of the year 2009 the German press publishers have lobbied for their own neighbouring right which should cover even short snippets of online press articles. The new right should basically protect the press publishers' investments in the online environment. Currently there is...