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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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Private Copying Levy for Social Purposes – Draft Changes in Poland and Compatibility with EU Law – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The Polish Ministry of Culture has announced draft changes to the Polish copyright law on the collection and division of the private copying levy. The draft law on the rights of professional artists will significantly change how the private copying levy system has been functioning in Poland so far.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

IPR Recordation was introduced through the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of 2018 under Section 34B of the Anti-Counterfeit Act which requires all intellectual property rights relating to goods imported into Kenya to be recorded with the ACA. This Bill aims to repeal the Copyright Act 2001 in its entirety.

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Sites With >100 Links to Pirated Content Will Be Banned From Search Engines

TorrentFreak

On December 7, 2021, the signatories to the current memorandum attended a meeting with telecoms regulator Roscomnadzor. Of the total domains affected by the deletions, around 20% of the domains were found to carry more than 100 links to unlicensed copies of movies and TV shows. New Agreement, Even Tougher Measures.

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[Guest Post] WIPO’s African Group hits the ground running with a Work Program on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

The IPKat

WIPO is gearing up for the 42nd session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights and the Africa Group at WIPO has submitted a proposal for a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es). At the wake of the pandemic, the mode of conducting the SCCR’s sessions changed drastically. see here ).

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.

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How artificial intelligence works in relation to copyright

The IPKat

The model does not contain any copies of works. In the interim, at least, related rights, trade secrets, or protection against unfair competition, might provide some helpful alternatives. [A Related rights will only apply to video or audio, and, in any event, they are not universally recognized around the world.

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