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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. This personal intellectual creation is lacking if the photographs in question are “mere reproductions of other photographs” in which an original has been merely reproduced (copied) as closely as possible.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.• 20 of 2016, dated December 1, 2016, regarding the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Systems. Government Regulation No. MOCI Regulation No. 10 of 2021, dated May 21, 2021.

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‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

20 years later, Pelham composed (together with a second defendant), produced and released the hip-hop rap song “Nur mir”, which is underlain by a continuous loop of a two-second rhythmic sequence of metallic drum sounds that had been electronically copied from the “Metall auf Metall” phonogram.

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Athens court rules on moral damages in software infringement case

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Accordingly, the Court held that the holder of the IP right to a computer program cannot object to the resale of a copy thereof where such a copy is accompanied by a licence for unlimited use, whether material or immaterial. The Court made specific reference to certain European Court of Justice decisions in this respect. (3)

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Travel costs which a journalist incurs in the course of their research do not fall within the scope of application of Section 32 UrhG, but merely remuneration for the use of rights. In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS. Collecting Societies.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights. Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. 1] BGH, 5 November 2015, Wagenfeld-Leuchte II , NJW 2016, 2338. [2]