LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

It was formed following a state license, in order to collect, among other things, the equitable remuneration provided by article 49 of Law 2121/93 in favour of producers, performers, and musicians for the public performance of legitimately released sound carriers. The direct licensing of in-store music was not covered by the agreement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This included the highly controversial Articles 15 and 17 on, respectively, the new press publishers’ right (PPR) and the new copyright liability scheme for “online content-sharing services providers” (OCSSPs). After a brief word on the transposition options available to the Member States, it will focus on Article 15 CDSMD.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? It is evident that the eventual scope of Section 29A owed to the possibilities and constraints under Article 5(3)(a) of the InfoSoc Directive.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Article 17 survives, but freedom of expression safeguards are key: C-401/19 – Poland v Parliament and Council by João Pedro Quintais. [T]he This post provides a refresher on the contents of Article 17, followed by a brief highlight of the main takeaways to kick-off the discussion. Since then, courts in the U.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. These provisions served as, among other things, models for Articles 18 and 20 in the new DSM Copyright Directive (2019/790). In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Much has been said about the press publishers’ right, introduced by Article 15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM). As a result, the original text of Article 15 CDSM was subject to a number of amendments. Article 43bis l.aut. Within 60 days from the entry into force of Article 43bis l.aut.,

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

It has several aims, including the following: To facilitate copyright and related rights licensing in protected works and other subject matters in certain television transmissions and radio programs. Article 14 of Law 4996/2022 introduced a notable – and quite disputed – change, adding article 7a to Law 4481/2017.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. , and Copyright in Graffiti and Street Art). The website of the event contains information about the programme and registration.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Much has been said about the press publishers’ right, introduced by Article 15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM). As a result, the original text of Article 15 CDSM was subject to a number of amendments. Article 43bis l.aut. Within 60 days from the entry into force of Article 43bis l.aut.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In August 2022, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a study on EU copyright and related rights and access to and reuse of scientific publications, including open access. Moreover, like most of the E&Ls of Article 5 ISD, the research exception remains optional for the Member States.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

On 6 October 2021, the CJEU issued its judgment in Top System , where central questions revolved around computer program decompilation as per Article 5(1) of Directive 91/250/EEC. UK Parliament, Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) CJEU judgments. Top System SA, C-13/20.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The relevant act, seeking to bring Ireland in line with the Directive, is the Statutory Instrument 567/2021 ‘European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021’ (hereinafter ‘ the Regulations’ ). The exception is broadly similar to that contained in Article 3 of the Directive.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

If the use has clearly taken place and ceased before the exercise of the application, article 49 of Law 2121/1993 is applicable, dealing with reasonable and uniform remuneration in the context of regular proceedings or trials. Law 4481/2017 Article 6 of Law 4481/2017 states: 1. the award of the equitable remuneration).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Concomitantly, the imposition of APCs has created new, and sometimes insurmountable, barriers to publication for researchers that are not affiliated to a contracting institution. [6] Under the law of copyright, the authors of works of science are the copyright owners of their published articles.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

DESIGNS The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (OLG Düsseldorf) sent a referral to the CJEU (Case C-684/21) on the role of alternative designs in the examination of Article 8(1) of Regulation 6/2002. SpecialKat Hayleigh Bosher reviewed " Performers' Rights " by the Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Part I of this post discussed the changes to copyright contract law and the new text and data mining exemption provisions that formed part of the 2021 copyright law reform. Part 2 explores further exemptions for users of works, new aspects of the right of communication to the public and the press publishers’ right.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2022

In order to carry out this activity, company A signed contracts with certain suppliers from which it acquired all of the copyrights and related rights regarding the specific musical repertoire. It may therefore be concluded that such right is not assigned to a CMO.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2021

Under the Copyright Law, certain copyright and related rights are subject to mandatory collective management, meaning that they can be exercised only through a collective management organisation (CMO). Introduction. Such remuneration is payable only to CMOs. Legislative background.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

The Court’s decision arose in the context of injunction proceedings relating to the defendants’ unauthorised use of software programs. The plaintiff, a leading multinational software manufacturer, owned the rights to exploit the programs.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Fast forward and see: The Database directive stands unchanged and there is still no clear evidence that the then-new intellectual property right is an effective instrument. So effectively, the 2013 directive already curtailed public sector bodies’ copyright and sui generis rights in data. 1(6) Open data directive).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In order to bring readers up to date on earlier developments, over the next few days we will be republishing in four parts an article (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law from 2015 to 2019 organised by topic. This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights.

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