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BREAKING: First CJEU referral on press publishers’ related right (Italian-style)

The IPKat

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Related rights. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights. Following on from the CJEU decision in UsedSoft I and the BGH decision in UsedSoft II , the BGH further outlined the issue of exhaustion of copies of works transmitted online in the 2014 UsedSoft III case.

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DoodStream: Hollywood, Netflix, Amazon & Apple Sue “Rogue Cyberlocker”

TorrentFreak

. “DoodStream operates a partner program that offers financial remuneration, either per download or stream depending on the country of origin,” the MPA informed the USTR in its ‘notorious markets’ submission. The case is listed for hearing on April 8, 2014.

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Is the Italian Legislation on Collective Copyright Management compliant with EU Law?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Introduction Last week, a preliminary hearing took place before the European Court of Justice (CJEU), in a case dealing with the implementation of the Collective Rights Management (CRM) Directive (2014/26/EU) in Italy. EU Law On 26th February 2014, the CRM Directive was adopted. The AG Opinion is expected on 11th May.

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Cambodia and its RCEP Accession

IP and Legal Filings

By integrating 16 nations’ markets, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) aspires to make it simpler for each nation’s goods and services to be available throughout the region. The RCEP Agreement’s GI provisions are compliant with the Law on Geographical Indication (2014). By 2050, the predicted $0.5

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Africa IP Highlights #2: The trademarks arena

The IPKat

It had to be decided how the marks would be perceived by the average consumer, in the relevant market, who is reasonably well-informed and observant, taking account of the type of goods and how they are marketed. The degree of similarity of the goods should be considered in relation to the degree of similarity of the marks.

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

The third defendant was licensed to produce and market the disputed foods and spices under its own name and at its own expense, paying a fixed fee to the plaintiff for each individual product sold. Compensation presupposes culpability and infringement of IP (or related rights) (i.e.,