Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 17, 2021
The facts of the case are expertly described by Tatiana Synodinou in her comment on the AG’s Opinion and we refer the readers to them. In a nutshell, a specialist search engine engaging in re-use of substantial parts of the database of a job adverts website was accused of violating sui generis database right.
The IPKat
JANUARY 17, 2022
In a recent case before the Dutch (district) court of Midden-Nederland, the question arose whether database rights can be invoked to prevent third parties reusing and offering data retrieved from the national company register. For those Kats accessing a company register frequently, the decision is certainly worth the read.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 29, 2023
The underlying claim concerned the alleged infringement of database rights and copyright in various aspects of the Bitcoin System. Dr Wright claims to own database rights in various iterations of the Bitcoin Blockchain and literary copyright in the White Paper and in what is referred to in the claim as the “Bitcoin File Format”.
The IPKat
MARCH 18, 2023
As someone who has also authored a practical guide ( Copyright in the Music Industry ) that is aimed at a novice audience, this Kat must stress the intended audience of the book and, as such, the lack of references and appendices of legal texts.
IP and Legal Filings
AUGUST 19, 2022
With increased database bytes and memory and less use of paper bundles, it has altered how offices and workplaces operate. A database is a term used to refer to a group of data that has been methodically organized and recorded, either on paper or on any other type of electronic medium, like a computer.
The IPKat
MARCH 6, 2022
DESIGN In Turkey, although the Turkish Intellectual Property Code refers to both the degree of freedom of choice and the informed user, in practice it has not always been clear how these concepts are implemented in design disputes. The Judgment of the Court was summarized by legal-patent.com.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 28, 2022
This post focuses on selected copyright and related rights matters that the Institute details in its Position Statement. The Data Act Proposal explicitly addresses the relationship between the new right to access and share IoT data and the sui generis database right provided for in Article 7 of Directive 96/9/EC.
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