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European Copyright Society letter to Commissioner Breton on a future agenda in the field of copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The members of the European Copyright Society (ECS ) have recently sent a letter to Mr. Thierry Breton ( Commissioner for Internal Market , European Commission ) outlining their view of what should be the priorities for a f uture agenda in the field of copyright law.

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Controlled Digital Lending: A Copyright Analysis

IP and Legal Filings

This rule covers lending digital copies of copyrighted works, while works in the public domain can be freely digitized. The concept of CDL revolves around the idea of two major doctrines under Copyright law i.e. Doctrine of fair use and doctrine of exhaustion. Internet Archive, 542 F.Supp. 1156 (2023). [2]

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Are Yoga Poses Copyrightable?

IP and Legal Filings

But, as an exception, the doctrine of merger provides that if the expression of an idea is merged with the idea itself, then such an expression can also be denied copyright protectio n. The absence of this doctrine would defeat the very purpose of copyright law. Charlotte Anderson &Ors. of India, L.P.

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[Guest post] SIAE vs Meta: no more Italian music available on Facebook and Instagram?

The IPKat

On March 30th, the Italian Chamber of Deputies held an informal hearing with SIAE , Meta and Soundreef (Soundreef is an Independent Management Entity (IME) run on the Italian territory by CMO LEA further to the Italian implementation of the Barnier Directive 2014/26/EU). 35/2017); content in the public domain; content covered by an exception.

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Copyrightability Of Players’ Creation In The Gaming Regime

IP and Legal Filings

It is to be made sufficiently clear that the aforementioned creations ought to be original and independent, rather than a slightly altered version of the creation already in the public domain, to instill looking into the prospects of copyrightability. GSPR (2021) 131 Zhaoxia Deng, Illegal To Play? & Tech.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

Frankly, if Barlow & Bear’s work doesn’t infringe Netflix’s exclusive right to create derivative works under copyright law, I’m not sure what would. Fan sites prompted by a book or film, for example, may benefit the copyright owner. 1962, 1976 (2014). Even better, it’s in the public domain.

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Taking freedom of information seriously: the ‘very short extracts’ limitation in Article 15 CDSM Directive and how not to implement it – Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This two-part post focuses on the ‘very shorts extracts’ (VSE) exclusion and its ongoing implementation into Member State laws. A pertinent example of a limitation in EU copyright law is the concept of ‘public’ within the right of communication to the public. They are integral parts of the right.