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The EU imperative to a free public domain: The case of Italian cultural heritage

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image via Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Christoph Schmidt Public Domain Mark 1.0 In this context of international and EU legal obligations to protect cultural rights, the EU has set a legal imperative to protect the public domain.

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Public Domain Day 2024 is Coming: Here’s What to Know

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Oh Mickey, you’re so fine—but you’re not alone: An avalanche of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. public domain on January 1, 2024—and that’s a shame. public domain for failure to comply with the various formalities (e.g., copyright terms.

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EUIPO BoA IP Case Law Conference Report #5 : “Copyright in flux: What does the future have in store?”

The IPKat

It is unavoidable and the direction of travel is definitely that one" The Copyright Register in Action Next, Péter Lábody deep dived into the copyright register, providing a thorough analysis of the existing compulsory, voluntary, and factual/ad hoc registries. the PermaKat stated loud and clear, and I quote: “The short answer is: yes!

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5 Things the Media Should Have Reported About Hawley’s Copyright Bill

Copyright Lately

That’s why the 1925 novel “The Great Gatsby” didn’t enter the public domain until 2021. But Hawley’s bill has nothing to do with forcing that 1928 short film into the public domain. It wasn’t a Disney work. Neither is 1948’s The Babe Ruth Story.

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Trade Secrets in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)

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The North American Free Trade Agreement defines a trade secret as “Information having commercial value, which is not in the public domain, and for which reasonable steps have been taken to maintain its secrecy.” Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.”

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IPSC Closing Plenary Session

43(B)log

How the values come into play is less in creation and definition of IP rights and more in their flow, transfer through ecosystems. Institutional precarity: Declining trust in markets, not in IP law. Creators experience these practices as coercive, hostage-taking, and the effect is on attitudes towards market structure.

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Comparative Report on the National Implementations of Articles 15 & 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market – Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2019, the EU’s Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) was adopted. According to the national experts, no Member State has opted for a purely quantitative definition based on the number of, e.g., characters or words copied. Public domain material. Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay.