Leevi Mentula

Head of Employment Relationship Affairs, The Finnish Union of University Professors

Leevi Mentula.

Social media harassment and the freedom of science

There have always been attempts to restrict the freedom of science. Science and the results of individual researchers have always met with opposition, for example from politicians. Concern about the state of researchers’ freedom of expression is common and internationally recognised. Harassment is the most common and recognised phenomenon restricting the freedom of expression of...

Leevi Mentula.

Current issues in copyright legislation

The EU directive on copyright in the digital single market and online transmission directive were decreed as part of the Finnish Copyright Act in the manner hoped by the Finnish Union of University Professors, that is, according to the directives. The partial update of the Copyright Act was completed early last year, with the updated...