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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

In order to bring readers up to date on earlier developments, over the next few days we will be republishing in four parts an article (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law from 2015 to 2019 organised by topic. This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights.

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Unclear student guide not enough to constitute authorisation to use short film still

The IPKat

In March 2019, Mr T noticed that a still from his short film had been extracted and modified for use on all ECAR CAMPUS's media. In these circumstances, on 5 June 2019, Mr T brought a claim against ECAR CAMPUS for copyright infringement before the Tribunal judiciaire of Lyon (TJ). It also confirmed that Mr T was its author.

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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

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq.

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Conundrum Involving The Ownership Of The Work Created By Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. Moral rights have a greater amount of human sentiments appended to the work, and thus, these privileges may not be appropriate for implementation by the AI.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings. Secure Distribution is a means of distributing digital content using encrypted codes which prohibit copying and limits the number of devices a product can be accessed from.

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Architecture and Intellectual Property: Is it possible to protect a building?

Garrigues Blog

For example, Cofemel (2019) and Brompton (2020), reveal that the originality of a work must be addressed from a subjective standpoint, in the sense that it reflects the personality of its author. Moral rights Moral rights establish the connection between the author and his/her work.

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Metadata Ruling Gives YouTube a Timely Boost in Content ID Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

Copies of his images also appeared on other websites, again without the metadata. In 2019, Elias sued Ice Portal (owned by Shiji Group) in a Florida district court for violations of the DMCA under 17 U.S. The conversion from one format to another meant that metadata was sometimes lost. Copyright Lawsuit, Violations of DMCA.