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Africa IP highlights 2023: Reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

The ACA had issued a public notice in 2022 announcing the commencement of mandatory Recordation of Intellectual Property Rights through the Anti-Counterfeit Authority Integrated Management System (AIMS). 102, outline the criteria for Collective Management Organizations to determine license fees for music usage.

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ). We will keep the law under review and could amend, replace or remove protection in future if the evidence supports it.”

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

The third defendant was licensed to produce and market the disputed foods and spices under its own name and at its own expense, paying a fixed fee to the plaintiff for each individual product sold. Compensation presupposes culpability and infringement of IP (or related rights) (i.e.,

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Please share nicely — From Database directive to Data (governance) acts

Kluwer Copyright Blog

then did not favour a repeal of the sui generis right and the Commission identified various other drawbacks, so no action followed. The 2018 review of the Database directive and accompanying public consultation perpetuated this stasis. The database industry (its European powerhouse being the U.K.) and not charging fees for re-use.

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Delhi High Court clears the air around Copyright of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Nayak’

SpicyIP

Around 50 years later, Bhaskar Chattopadhyay novelised its original screenplay, which was published on 5th May 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. Bansal, film maestro Satyajit Ray wrote the screenplay and directed the film ‘Nayak’ which was released in 1966. defendant). The plaintiff, RDB and Co.

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The Resolution of the European Parliament on protection of live sport events

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Just with regards to Italy, the report issued in 2019 by FAPAV ( here ) concludes that almost 5 million Italians have declared that in 2018 they have illegally watched live sports content, streamed on their devices (computer, tablet, smartphone, smart TV) or with friends and family. million to 30.9

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Book review: Performers' Rights

The IPKat

Topics include the evolution of the performers’ rights in the UK, through to all key aspects of the rights, such as subsistence, duration, ownership, licensing, remuneration, infringement, and exceptions. There is also a chapter on performers’ rights around the world, covering international treaties and specific countries.