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Sunday Surprises

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2024 European Copyright Society (ESC) Conference on conflict and trust in the European copyright system (24 May) The 2024 ECS conference will address current conflicts over the scope and enforcement of European copyright law and look for ways to resolve them in a trustworthy manner and with a balanced outcome.

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Should the EU unify copyright laws?

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Kat (re-)unification Should the EU unify the copyright laws of its Member States and introduce, over thirty years after the start of the harmonization process, a unitary copyright title? Just a few examples: in 2010, the Wittem Group of academics released a model EU copyright code. The short answer is: yes.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The individual/entity must physically appear at the Copyright Office in Washington D.C. Statistics from Copyright Office’s Annual Reports. Between 2010-2022, there are 646 mask works registered in the U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Office by year for the last 10 years. source code) under copyright law.

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Monday Miscellany

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CIPLITEC | Center for Intellectual Property Law, Information and Technology Copyright 2030 – “ The Future of the Creative Ecosystem in Europe ” (9 December 2021) CIPLITEC's interdisciplinary group of leading academics is organizing an online event on 9 December 2021 from 17:30 to 19:30 (CET).

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The individual/entity must physically appear at the Copyright Office in Washington D.C. Statistics from Copyright Office’s Annual Reports Between 2010-2022, there are 646 mask works registered in the U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Office by year for the last 10 years. source code) under copyright law.

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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

IP and Legal Filings

According to Section 2(d)(v) of the Copyright Act, the producer of a cinematograph film is considered the work’s creator. [1] This preference for producers in copyright law has recently been questioned. Aplin, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trademarks and Allied Rights 471(Sweet and Maxwell, London, 2010).