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Protecting Online Data and IP – New Copyright Law Provides Clarity for UAE Businesses

JD Supra Law

The UAE enacted a new Federal Law No. 38 of 2021 concerning copyright and neighboring rights (New Law) that replaced the old Federal Law No. 7 of 2002 (Old Law) and came into force in January 2022. The New Law provides a clearer framework in an increasing digital environment for businesses.

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Supreme Court of Canada on Copyright: “Copyright Law Does Not Exist Solely for the Benefit of Authors”

Michael Geist

For much of the past two decades, copyright groups have steadfastly sought to deny what the Supreme Court of Canada has repeatedly endorsed, namely that the purpose of Canadian copyright law is to serve the public interest by balancing users’ and authors’ rights. ” The decision – SOCAN v.

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How original is a cat litter tray?

The IPKat

80-82 Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 , each Member State (MS) of the European Union (EU) designated a limited number of first instance and second instance courts that are competent over infringement of Community designs. 8 Regulation 6/2002), not being new (Art. 5 Regulation 6/2002) and not having individual character (Art.

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Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law with respect to Cross Licensing Agreements

IIPRD

The Indian statutory provisions pertaining to intellectual property are the Patents Act of 1970 [1] , the Trademarks Act of 1999 [2] and the Copyright Act of 1957 [3]. These laws establish the backbone of safeguarding all the rights accrued to various kinds of intellectual property. Vs. Competition Commission of India and Ors.,

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The next chapter in the “Metall auf Metall” saga – Pastiche to be clarified by the CJEU

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With regard to the “free use” of then-§ 24(1) UrhG, the CJEU stated that the national copyright laws may not provide for exceptions or limitations other than those listed in Art. 24(1) UrhG is incompatible with the exhaustive list of copyright exceptions and limitations in Art. 5 InfoSoc Directive. 5 InfoSoc Directive.

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A Recent Entrance to Copyright Protection: Can AI Qualify as an Author Under U.S. Copyright Law?

LexBlog IP

From 2002 to 2018, annual AI patent applications increased from 30,000 to 60,000. Historically, the question of authorship in AI was not an issue because AI was used as a tool in the creative process, equivalent to a pen and paper. With technological improvements, however, AI has upgraded from tool to creator.

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A Recent Entrance to Copyright Protection: Can AI Qualify as an Author Under U.S. Copyright Law?

IP Intelligence

From 2002 to 2018, annual AI patent applications increased from 30,000 to 60,000. Historically, the question of authorship in AI was not an issue because AI was used as a tool in the creative process, equivalent to a pen and paper. With technological improvements, however, AI has upgraded from tool to creator.