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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. Moral rights (Sections 12-14 UrhG).

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Saving the printed press – the Croatian implementation of Article 15 of the DSM Directive

Kluwer Copyright Blog

To the readers of this blog who have been following (for example here or here ) the debates around the enactment and implementation of the DSM Directive – a directive that aims to be in sync with the ‘rapid technological developments’ – the above sentence might seem counterintuitive. Favouring the press publishers.

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The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

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When you enforce your copyright, you enforce your copyright-related rights, which fall under Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). Do you think about the fight between musicians concerning stolen or copied song lyrics? The concept of copyright is twofold since it covers both economic and moral rights.

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Copyright Protection of Photographs: a Comparative Analysis Between France, Germany and Italy

Kluwer Copyright Blog

However, under German copyright law, photographs that do not meet the originality requirement under Section 2(1) of the UrhG can still be protected as Lichtbilder (photographs) by means of a specific related right under Section 72 of the UrhG. Simple photographs. .

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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

In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS. In 2017, the BGH once more issued a ruling on Section 95a UrhG in relation to the Nintendo DS games console. The BGH assumed that an infringement of the related right of the film producer had occurred.