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Whither a Signal-Based Broadcast Treaty?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

There is a significant push at this week’s meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to approve a Diplomatic Conference on a Broadcasting Organizations Treaty that is not strictly limited to combating unlawful interception of traditional broadcast signals.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Nevertheless, the Berne Convention does not explicitly state that only original photographic works can be protected, nor does it contain any precise statutory definition of “originality”. According to the German courts, to qualify as Lichtbildwerke photographs need to be characterised by individuality and a minimum level of creativity.

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Training AI models on Synthetic Data: No silver bullet for IP infringement risk in the context of training AI systems (Part 3 of 4)

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1] Directive (EU) 2019/790 of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market, OJ 130/92, pp. ” The definition and extent to which such systems were to be regulated underwent various iterations during the trilogue process. [8]

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AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Part II will present our conclusions regarding EU rules on related rights and outline policy recommendations for EU legislators in this field. As noted below, however, it might still benefit from protection under related rights. This two-part blog post contains a summary of our report’s conclusions and recommendations.

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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

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. However, attention is necessary: the PPR is a related right and its subject matter does not need to qualify as (a part of) a “work”. Public domain material.

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Implementing Article 15 of the CDSMD into the Greek legal order: “creative” or further confirmation of the EU press market’s fragmentation?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

2121/1993 on “Copyright, Related Rights and Cultural Matters” ), as well as L. 4481/2017, on “Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights” ( ΦΕΚ Α’ 100/20.7.2017 ). As it introduces a new related/neighbouring right for press publishers (PPR), the provision has been placed in Section VII of L.

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AI and IP – to legislate or not? UKIPO’s public consultation seeks evidence

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This is not the first time the UKIPO has engaged with a public call for views on the topic of AI and IP. That call concerned patents, copyright and related rights, designs, trade marks and trade secrets. Option 1: expanding the definition of “inventor”. Option 2: recognising AI as an inventor in patent applications.

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