The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Late last month (August), the Kampala Protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related rights within the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) was adopted at a Diplomatic Conference held in Kampala, Uganda. Would a refusal be used as a defence to copyright infringement?
Plagiarism Today
JULY 26, 2022
1: Court of Appeals Rules That a Timely Filed Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Can Recover All Damages, No Matter How Long Ago They Occurred. 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.
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IP and Legal Filings
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music. INTRODUCTION.
TorrentFreak
JUNE 3, 2023
Recording Industry Behind The Action The initial claim was filed in February 2020 by the Bulgarian Association of Music Producers (BAMP) with support from IFPI, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. ” Bulgarian ISPs Fight Back One of the ISPs, identified only as ‘N.1’
The IPKat
DECEMBER 15, 2022
More on this in a separate post… And here are matters this Kat is keeping 3 of the 5 senses, alert for: As reported on The IPKat in May , the Africa Group at WIPO proposed a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es) to WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (WIPO-SCCR).
Kluwer Copyright Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
When the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) issued its fourth ruling in the “Metall auf Metall” copyright sampling case in April 2020, it seemed that the dispute would finally reach the top of the hill (see here ). Unsurprisingly, the plaintiffs continue to pursue their copyright infringement claims through this appeal to the BGH.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
DECEMBER 26, 2021
This seems to have pushed EU Member States towards compliance – the latest examples here are the Irish European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021 (19 November), the Italian Decree (published on 27 November), and the Estonian Act implementing the Directive (8 December).
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