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Copyright as an Access Right: Concretizing Positive Obligations for Rightholders to Ensure the Exercise of User Rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The social contract of copyright, which main purpose is to realize a broader collective concern, the access of citizens to science and culture ( Geiger, 2013 ), lies in the approximation of the interests of rightholders and users. licenses for specific uses). However, it is only a first step towards making user’s rights a reality.

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Apple Prevails on “Epic” Antitrust Claim

The IP Law Blog

Today, Apple has about a 15% market share of the global smartphone market, with more than 1 billion iPhone users. In 2010, Epic agreed with Apple to a Developer Program Licensing Agreement (DPLA) that was standard for developers to distribute apps to iOS users.

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Facebook Faces Contributory Trademark Liability for Marketplace Listings–Car-Freshner v. Meta

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Contract Formation and Amendment The news wasn’t just bad for Facebook on the trademark front. There is conflicting evidence about when CFC created its Facebook account, and there is no evidence of the Terms from 2010 and whether CFC had to assent to the Terms to register its account. Meta Platforms, Inc. 2023 WL 7325109 (N.D.

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If “Trespass to Chattels” Isn’t Limited to “Chattels,” Anarchy Ensues–Best Carpet Values v. Google

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Nevertheless, because adware often provided poor consumer experiences, adware largely fizzled out by 2010. Plaintiffs want and expect Google to copy and display their websites in Chrome browser and Search App, and acknowledge that Google has license to do so.” We need to know more about this license. 1-800 Contacts v.

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Apple Prevails on “Epic” Antitrust Claim

LexBlog IP

” Today, Apple has about a 15% market share of the global smartphone market, with more than 1 billion iPhone users. In 2010, Epic agreed with Apple to a Developer Program Licensing Agreement (DPLA) that was standard for developers to distribute apps to iOS users.

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COP27 and the UK energy sector – between a rock and a hard place

Herbert Smith Freehills

The UK's climate change agenda will be complicated by an energy market under intense pressure and policy in flux . Determined to increase domestic sources of energy to reduce reliance on foreign imports, the UK Government has announced a new licensing round, which is expected to lead to over 100 new oil and gas licences.

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Guest Post by Prof. Contreras: HTC v. Ericsson – Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fifth Circuit Doesn’t Know What FRAND Means Either

Patently-O

The decision is significant as it is the first by the Fifth Circuit to address the licensing of standards-essential patents and the meaning of “fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory” (FRAND) licensing terms, adding to the growing body of jurisprudence already issued by the Third, Ninth and Federal Circuits in this area. Background.