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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. The BGH issued a decision on this point in 2017.

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3 Count: Time’s Side

Plagiarism Today

However, under the conventional theory of damages, Starz would have only been eligible for damages on infringements going back to May 2017, three years before the lawsuit was filed in May 2020. According to BREIN, this is just one of more than 50 such services it has shuttered since 2017.

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Establishment and operation of CMOs in Greece

LexBlog IP

Further, according to article 8(2) of Law 4481/2017, a CMO may exist under the form of a public limited company (SA), but all of its shares must be mandatorily registered. Legal forms of CMOs. In practice, most CMOs in Greece have chosen the form of limited liability civil cooperatives. to be organised on a non-profit basis.

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Key 2023 update: EU Directive implemented in Greek copyright law

LexBlog IP

Last year saw the introduction of Law 4996/2022, which brought significant changes to IP legislation in Greece, amending several provisions of the existing Copyright Law 2121/1993 as well as Law 4481/2017 on Collective Management. Law 4996/2022 was implemented into the Greek legislation EU Directive 2019/789.

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When must public performances of musical works be reported to CMOs?

LexBlog IP

The introduction of Law 4481/2017 into the Greek legislation aimed to regulate the collective management of IP and relative rights, thus amending the EU Collective Rights Management Directive. (1) What is the reporting obligation? This article was originally edited by, and first published on, www.lexology.com.

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The WIPO Files I: the quest to protect user rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

For most of its existence, international copyright policy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has focused on the creation and harmonization of exclusive rights. This led the Committee to embark on a decade-long process of commissioning expert studies relating to L&Es.

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Court clarifies process for CMO equitable remuneration

LexBlog IP

It does this by recognising performers’ and producers’ exclusive and absolute right, in some cases, (and in other cases a simple relative right to ask for an equitable remuneration) to allow or prohibit certain uses of their contributions. Law 4481/2017 Article 6 of Law 4481/2017 states: 1.

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