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Please share nicely — From Database directive to Data (governance) acts

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The consultation document restates the fundamental right to intellectual property as the fundamental principle of ‘protection of the intellectual creations of individuals in the online space’ but is otherwise silent on IP. What ideas the Commission has with respect to the Database directive is difficult to gauge from the consultation.

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Digital collections from GLAM institutions: Policy Paper

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use of indigenous content, model contracts and/or national laws on limitations and exceptions). The initial pre-print version was drafted with the collaboration of academics from different universities and led to an international conference in 2020 in Geneva. Minimize database rights to favour access to and use of digital works.

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Top 10 Posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2022

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A vanishing right? The Sui Generis Database Right and the proposed Data Act by Paul Keller. [T]he The proposal is the second major element of the European Data Strategy presented in 2020 and complements the Data Governance Act that is expected to be formally adopted this spring.