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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights. Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law. 4, (2) UrhG.

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Born to be authors: the copyright of the child

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Children provide a unique contribution to the discourse on creativity, copyright and intellectual property. A systematic study on the copyright of children is yet to be attempted. A systematic study on the copyright of children is yet to be attempted. Copyright paradigms and creative practices. 1197 and C?683/17

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. i] Memes are also a form of communication that distinguishes generations.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. Claims under copyright law.

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OM Weekly Digest 12/05/22

Olartemoure Blog

According to the information published by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, in 2021, China became first Asia’s inverstor in Colombia. At this moment, the concept of NFTs as property is as abstract as a patent law, or an extension of Intellectual Property law, as NFTs are essentially ideas that have taken virtual form. .

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Anil Kapoor Vs Simply Life India & Ors: An Unwavering Assurance In Safeguarding Personality Rights Against Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. In between these problems came Delhi High Court’s judgement in favour of Anil Kapoor wanting to get personality rights. For every one of the twenty-one defendants, the plaintiff provided examples.

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Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

IIPRD

3] The legal pitfall people ignore is the lack of clear communication over the copyrights of the character. However, the conversation being considered as a contract between them was unclear regarding the IP rights. 3] Section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957. [4] 4] Andrew L. 10] Nichols v Universal Pictures Co, 45 F.2d

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