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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

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Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS. In the view of the BGH, an infringement of the film producer’s related right does not require that a copyright protected part had been used.

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Why the implementation of the Italian press publishers’ right might not be compatible with EU Law

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Aimed at ensuring remuneration for publishers when their publications are reused online by news aggregators, Article 15 grants press publishers the right of reproduction and the right of making available for online uses of their press publications by information society service providers. To date, the decree has yet to be drafted.

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Why the implementation of the Italian press publisher rights might not be compatible with EU Law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Aimed at ensuring remuneration for publishers when their publications are reused online by news aggregators, Article 15 grants press publishers the right of reproduction and the right of making available for online uses of their press publications by information society service providers. To date, the decree has yet to be drafted.

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ALLEA Statement on Open Access Publication under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules

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Concomitantly, the imposition of APCs has created new, and sometimes insurmountable, barriers to publication for researchers that are not affiliated to a contracting institution. [6] In current practice, authors are expected to assign or exclusively license their copyright to publishers. Scientometrics (2022): [link]. [3] 8] (a) Art.

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The EU DSM Copyright Directive: Implementation in Germany 2021 – Part II

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Part I of this post discussed the changes to copyright contract law and the new text and data mining exemption provisions that formed part of the 2021 copyright law reform. Part 2 explores further exemptions for users of works, new aspects of the right of communication to the public and the press publishers’ right.