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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

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Translated into copyright language: a critical edition is an example of derivative work. A second (revised) edition followed in 2008. In 2017, the Regional Court of Bucharest held that the defendants had infringed the professor’s moral right of attribution. Despite (or rather because of ?) Indeed, in Institutul G.

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[Guest post] Navigating the high notes: Taylor Swift's copyright dispute

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This article delves into the saga’s central copyright issues and the concept of moral rights, and compares the situation in the US to how it might have unfolded under EU law. Another significant divergence lies in the recognition of moral rights.

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

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Technically, from a copyright perspective, the NFTs were derivative works of the Paintings (underlying works), since the former included major copyrightable elements of the (previously created) latter. Therefore, the moral right of “disclosure” had already been exhausted.

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

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Our attorneys have been at the forefront of open source project representation since 2008. Third, a change in licensing can have downstream effects on derivative works and integrations, potentially leading to legal disputes or claims of copyright or patent infringement.

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

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Our attorneys have been at the forefront of open source project representation since 2008. Third, a change in licensing can have downstream effects on derivative works and integrations, potentially leading to legal disputes or claims of copyright or patent infringement.