TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2021

When the Swedish Pirate Party was founded in early 2006, the majority of the mainstream press was skeptical, with some simply laughing it away. Thus far we haven’t seen any new comments regarding ‘piracy’ issues, but passing stricter copyright laws will probably not be on the political agenda in Czechia in the coming years.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

In the past, those operating unlicensed torrent sites or streaming services in the UK needed to be aware of breaching civil copyright law, action that could result in a damages award but not a custodial sentence. Times have changed.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Copyright infringement cases often provide an opportunity to explore exceptions and limitations to copyright. This time this Kat encountered a recent French case involving incidental inclusion, an optional exception/limitation to copyright under EU copyright law [ IPKat on incidental inclusion here ].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Welcome to the third 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. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. You can read the previous round-ups here. European Commission, European Media Freedom Act.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2023

A split-second decision to backup The Pirate Bay in 2006 saved the site and thanks to the silent work of archivists over several years, RARBG’s massive magnet link database didn’t die along with the site. Copyright Law,” the DMCA notice reads. I own full rights to these videos.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. These provisions were further transferred into the Civil Code in 2006.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 13, 2023

DE MINIMIS IN COPYRIGHT LAW. Wilmot Storage Services [2] , the court laid down the scope and extent of de minimis while stating that it can be used in matter of copying of the copyrighted content instead of just a mere display of such work. 2 (Spring 2006), pp. 2 (Spring 2006), pp. In the landmark case of Bell v.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It has been using the PUNCHBOWL mark since 2006 and has federal trademark registrations covering the mark. In Punchbowl Inc. v AJ Press, the plaintiff, Punchbowl Inc., is a technology company that provides online invitations and greeting cards. AJ Press was founded by two journalists who used to write for Politico.

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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?” Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. Or that Zinedine Zidane’s Panenka penalty in the 2006 World Cup final does not bear a personal creative stamp? 36, 37).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the second trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, every three months we update you on what has happened in EU copyright law. You can read the previous round-ups here. For a blog post detailing the hearing before the court see here.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Oriakhogba’s work is a timely reflection on approaches to navigate the complex terrain of using copyright laws to address issues of ownership, control and management inherent in or arising from repatriated (and/or "should-be-repatriated") cultural heritage materials.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Creative Commons licenses might well be understood as building upon the underlying system of copyright law – just as any license does – but with the supplemental flavor of a standardized, and generally permissive, license expression.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] Magic Mantra Vision. [ii] Magic Mantra Vision, CS (OS) NO.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

All copyrights, except one, expire.*. Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about. One might wonder if a rights issue exists.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

The Bombay High Court dismissed the plaintiff’s claim that the title was copyrighted from the outset, citing a number of precedents to support its ruling that “it is settled law, and has been for a very long time, that there is no copyright in a title.” 20, 2023) [link] [10] Arbaaz Khan Production (P) Ltd.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2023

As outlined again only this month , people who simply watch pirate streams break UK law. If the content comes from an illegal source, it’s illegal to consume it under copyright law. That is a fact – there is no debate. A stronger, criminal angle might prove more persuasive.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The problem arises because copyright law is written as an “opt-in” system (no copying without authorization), while the Internet is designed as an “opt-out” system (it allows copying unless it is prohibited). I think this ruling reinforces why the CJPA is preempted by federal copyright law. 882 (2006).

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Upendra Baxi, COPYRIGHT LAW AND JUSTICE IN INDIA Author(s): Upendra Baxi Source : Journal of the Indian Law Institute , October-December 1986 , Vol.28,No.4Published 4Published by : Indian Law Institute Stable URL : [link] , 28 497 (1986). | Definition from TechTarget , [link] (last visited Sep 7, 2023). [5] 379 (2022).

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

The police make this clear when they write to the owners of listed domains, warning of offenses under the Fraud Act 2006, Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, and even the Serious Crimes Act 2007. By extension, the operator of the domain is a suspected criminal. Free.fr: The website of French Internet service provider Free.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

One must of course first start with the Copyright Act itself and deal with what the Supreme Court also said in Compo (above): “Mr Hughes … put it very well when he said that copyright law is neither tort law nor property law in classifi­cation, but is statutory law.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

6] The Supreme Court’s ruling on that petition—and a possible eventual decision on the merits—could have enormous implications for the art world and other industries impacted by copyright law. Now the Warhol Foundation has petitioned the United States Supreme Court for review of the Second Circuit’s amended decision. [6] at 1197)). [20]

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The site was a true passion project but in 2006 it suffered a setback when law enforcement authorities seized the site’s server. The site eventually returned only to get hacked three years later, but Luigi refused to give up and later applied political pressure to limit the strength of copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Development of Copyright Law Protection of Intellectual property rights has always been in existence among various sections of the society. TRIPS Agreement accepted the Berne Convention except Article which states that copyright protected work shall enjoy the copyright protection in all countries of the union.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

A closer look, however, reveals that the purported exclusion of sports events, and football in particular, from copyright is far from secure. Football matches could not be works because these “are subject to rules of the game, leaving no room for creative freedom for the purposes of copyright.”.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 1, 2023

A 218/24.11.2022) implemented into the Greek legal order Directives (EU) 790/2019 (hereinafter DSMD) and 789/2019 (as well as Directive 2006/115 on the public lending right, but this is another (lengthy) story…).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Collective licensing with extended effect covers various mechanisms in national copyright law to fill the gaps in the repertoire of the collective management organization (“CMO”), which can then conclude licences for works of right holders who are not affiliated to the CMO.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

‘AI Generated Work’, ‘Computer Generated’ and ‘Work’ in Copyright: Whether AI Generated Work is a ‘Work’? Can AI Generated works be regarded as “works” capable of protection under copyright law? 1253/DEL/2006 and 4197/DEL/2015) related to computer software based on earlier guidelines of the patent office.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

However, it may be more appropriate to consider trademark law as a comparable framework for comprehending the extent of the personality right. Anyone engaging in the unauthorised exploitation of a celebrity’s name or misrepresentation shall face consequences under this section of the law. Stanford Law Review , 58 (4), 1161–1220.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. 388, 392-93 (2006). 102(a)(5) , a category that is defined to include photographs, 17 U.S.C. Feist Publications, Inc.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

“Dawn of the Dead” (1978) “Dead Rising” (2006) Nothing to see here: just some humans battling zombies in a mall during a zombie outbreak. Bottom line is that the masks were equally freaky, but not substantially similar as a matter of copyright law. ” You know, typical Black Friday stuff.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

In 2006 Kibow had applied for registration of its invention for a certain composition that augments kidney function and was granted patent protection. If a sub-brand performs the function, as Asava possibly does in this case, it must be treated as a trademark. Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and Kibow Biotech Inc.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Since 2006, a third prime time game has also been played on Thanksgiving. Varsity Brands , 137 S.Ct. 1002 (2017), a case about cheerleading uniforms for most, but an invitation to me to examine the intellectual feast of issues about food porn. Unlike the afternoon games, this game has no fixed teams.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law. Usually, judges with a specialist knowledge of copyright law issue the decisions because among German courts, decision making bodies specialised in copyright law have been created. Definition of a work (Sections 2-5 UrhG). 4, (2) UrhG.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2024

In the Indian context, the issue of copyright exceptions for disability goes back to 2006. It was also a time when WIPO’s discussion on the international treaty going in the background. Sidenote: If you want to know more about him, you can watch “ The Rahul Cherian Memorial Mashup ” ) IP, Traditional Knowledge (TK), and in between?

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