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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With the Beijing Treaty, any performance of literary or artistic works or expression of folklore is covered by intellectual property, independently from its nature or medium, including both fixed and unfixed works (live performances), acknowledging the creative activity of these performers in the same way as with regard to musicians and authors.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright is the cumulation of two words: “copy” and “right,” alternatively one may argue that copyright refers to the legal rights of the intellectual property’s real owner. ” The composer of a musical composition is the exclusive owner of the work’s copyright.

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The next chapter in the “Metall auf Metall” saga – Pastiche to be clarified by the CJEU

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Members of the band Kraftwerk brought an action against these acts of reproduction and distribution, claiming infringement of their copyright and their related rights as performers and phonogram producers of “Metall auf Metall”. In 2019, the CJEU clarified that the exclusive right of the phonogram producer under Art.

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Athens court rules on moral damages in software infringement case

LexBlog IP

The plaintiff, a leading multinational software manufacturer, owned the rights to exploit the programs. 3) According to the Court, the term “sale” used in article 41 of the Copyright Law must be interpreted in a broad sense.

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After the Decision of the CJEU on the Validity of Article 17 CDSMD, What’s Next? The Regulatory Task Ahead and a Proposal for an Independent EU Copyright Institution – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2012, one key pillar of data protection reform in the EU recognized that a new degree of centralization and coordination was required to administer data protection laws more effectively EU-wide. A New EU Copyright Institution. Internet Law: A Concise Guide to Regulation Around the World. by Alexander Puutio. €