Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2023 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. YouTube’s first Copyright Transparency Report 2021 – A step towards “factfulness” by Jan Bernd Nordemann. Since then, courts in the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

31, 2022): When an individual’s decision to disseminate an Instagram post is the “very thing the article [is] reporting on,” the use of the Instagram post and its copyrighted material in the reporting has been deemed sufficiently transformative to support a fair use defense. Wallster, Inc. Redbubble, Inc.,

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 26, 2022

1: Court of Appeals Rules That a Timely Filed Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Can Recover All Damages, No Matter How Long Ago They Occurred. First off today, Stephen Carlisle at NOVA Southern University reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling in the Starz v. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In response to a series of unstarred questions regarding copyright infringement by generative AI, directed towards the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri. Whether the government plans to amend the Copyright Act of 1957 to update copyright laws to cover AI-generated content.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Recent media reports suggest that the Parliament and Member States remain at loggerheads over how and (if) the law should regulate so-called foundation models. ” While the first obligation is an evolved version of the language contained in the European Parliament’s report on the AI Act, the second obligation is new. .”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In 2019, the EU’s Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) was adopted. 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). Mere facts”.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 24, 2022

This post is the second instalment of an analysis of a recent report , a part of the reCreating Europe project, on the application of EU copyright and related rights law to outputs generated by or with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, tools or techniques (AI outputs), with a focus on outputs in the musical domain.

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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 Irish legislative transposition finally became law on 19 November 2021. Section 53A).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Welcome to the first trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. We report here on one case, issued late in December 2021, which may be of interest to our copyright readers, despite its focus on private international law.

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The IPKat

MAY 19, 2022

Last month, Katfriends Desmond Oriakhogba and Dick Kawooya provided a highlight of the key portions of the Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es) proposed by the Africa Group to WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (WIPO-SCCR). The 42nd session of the WIPO SCCR was held from 9 to 13 May 2022.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

This post is based on the chapter “Audiovisual Coverage of Sports Events and Copyright Law: Originality in the Details?” But, could they be considered as works in the sense of European copyright law? Nonetheless, the most important question from a copyright law perspective is whether the game as a whole could be protected as a work.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2023

Last week, Nigeria’s President signed the Copyright Act 2022 which repeals the Copyright Act of 2004 (the old Act). The Copyright Act 2022 as previously reported here on The IPKat is aimed inter alia at protecting the rights of authors and providing appropriate limitations and exceptions to guarantee access to creative works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The 42nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place from 9 to 13 May 2022 in Geneva. The first of this series of blog posts on copyright reform at WIPO analyzes the history of the discussions on L&Es. Image by Ag Ku via Pixabay.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

17/2023/ND-CP offers guidance on various copyright matters related to ISP liability and enforcement measures, including disclosure of customer information. “The long, detailed section in copyright assessment is also expected to pave the way for the growth of the currently limited copyright assessment services in Vietnam.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The European Audiovisual Observatory (“EAO”) has recently published the Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content (“Report”), conducted at the request of the European Commission. In spite of these differences, there are some relevant trends that have been detected throughout the comparative analysis.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

One of its main purposes is to set common minimum requirements regarding the governance, financial management, transparency and reporting of the CMO themselves (for an earlier analysis, see here ). Following the reform, other CMOs are allowed to manage copyright on behalf of authors and publishers. 633 of 1941). 35/2017, whose Art.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2024

Vietnam’s approach to the protection of intellectual property rights has long been criticized by the United States, earning the country prominent placement in successive USTR Special 301 Reports. Alleged Leader Arrested Reports that authorities had made three arrests first appeared on Tuesday.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2024

In that respect, matters related to intellectual property require the closest attention. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Yet for a country being consumed by war, Ukraine is still taking time to plan for a future in the EU. This is also a confident step towards Ukraine’s European integration.”

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2022

Last week, Kenya's government agency in charge of copyright matters, Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) published an advisory via its Twitter handle. This post reviews KECOBO’s advisory in the light of Kenya’s copyright law and policy. This is so for several reasons but this post highlights two.

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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2022

WIPO is gearing up for the 42nd session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights and the Africa Group at WIPO has submitted a proposal for a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es). At the wake of the pandemic, the mode of conducting the SCCR’s sessions changed drastically.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Welcome to the third trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. The AG suggests that the private copyright exception applies in the cloud, but a separate levy may not be payable. EU Parliament, Draft report on IP Action Plan.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2024

In recent years, copyright holders have paid close attention to a growing number of large piracy services with connections to Vietnam. The defendant has violated the provisions of the law which protect the copyright and related rights of the Motion Picture Association’s members and the English Premier League,” Judge Le Hai Yen said.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The new copyright rules relevant to “Big Deals”. Under the law of copyright, the authors of works of science are the copyright owners of their published articles. Under the law of copyright, the authors of works of science are the copyright owners of their published articles.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For most of its existence, international copyright policy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has focused on the creation and harmonization of exclusive rights. This is the first of a series of blog posts on copyright reform at WIPO. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. by Christopher Heath. €

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. German copyright law stipulates that the author is entitled to appropriate remuneration for every use of their work (Section 32 UrhG). Claims under copyright law. Protection of technical measures (Section 95a UrhG).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 16, 2024

In a report published this week, BREIN said the VR worlds specifically catered to pirates, offering thousands of links to pirated streams, which could be enjoyed through VR headsets. BREIN reported these pirate worlds to San Francisco-based VRChat, which took them offline in response.

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The IPKat

MAY 31, 2022

TRADE MARKS The impact of Brexit on trade mark cases involving UK-based rights has been a hot topic over the past two years. But for how long will UK-based rights continue to play a role in deciding EU trade mark disputes? Can a slogan be protected by copyright?

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 22, 2024

Videos uploaded to the platform were embedded on many other streaming sites, the MPA reported, and as a result, traffic was booming. The Paris court noted that the site “encouraged the infringement of copyright and related rights by setting up tools specifically designed for the mass and illicit sharing of protected content.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

However, the tension between the new rules introduced by the Data Act Proposal and potential intellectual property protection, including copyright protection, will require further coordination efforts. This post focuses on selected copyright and related rights matters that the Institute details in its Position Statement.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Copyright Anastasiia Kyrylenko discussed the recent interpretation of Article 4 of Directive 2004/48/EC by the CJEU in relation to possibility for collective management organisations to bring, in their own name, actions for copyright infringement on behalf of the right holders.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2022

Over the years, copyright holders have tried a multitude of measures to curb online piracy, with varying levels of success. The inclusion of a blocking paragraph in the copyright chapter of the trade deal was high on the agenda of various copyright holder groups. However, it specifically references a report from the U.S.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The first 2 posts covered copyright and trade marks. No draft Bill has been seen (yet)… In September, South Africa’s National Assembly passed the Copyright Amendment Bill and sent it to the National Council of Provinces for its concurrence. This post is about patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2024

While there is no fully drafted bill yet, stakeholders including rightsholders, media organizations, and digital rights advocates, are being asked to share their positions. A recent EU report highlighted Estonia as the country with the highest number of visits to pirate sites in Europe.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 3, 2023

Reporters who attempted to interview Geshev as he left court suddenly found themselves attacked by security guards. Copyright infringement of any kind causes serious harm to local music ecosystems and diverts money away from those who create and invest in music.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

However, the ensuing craze and notoriety generated by many high-value NFT transactions has revealed a slew of unanswered legal copyright questions and issues. However, de facto they merely owned proof of ownership without any proprietary value, as all copyright and any related rights were retained and not granted upon purchase.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Then this April, after failing to improve enough on IP protection to warrant praise from the United States in its Special 301 Report, Bulgaria approved a draft law that in part would criminalize pirate site operators. . From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. TrafficNews.bg

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