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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

However, de facto they merely owned proof of ownership without any proprietary value, as all copyright and any related rights were retained and not granted upon purchase. The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority had emphasised this in its April 2021 guidance on advertising cryptocurrencies.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

4iP Council - Licensing Negotiation Groups: what, why, how 4iP will hold an online webinar to discuss the proposed formation of Licensing Negotiation Groups (LNGs) of implementers that would collectively negotiate and license standard essential patents (SEPs). The webinar will take place on 23 November 2021 at 4:00pm, CET.

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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. Each license remains valid for one year from the date of issue.

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Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate

LexBlog IP

It was formed following a state license, in order to collect, among other things, the equitable remuneration provided by article 49 of Law 2121/93 in favour of producers, performers, and musicians for the public performance of legitimately released sound carriers. The direct licensing of in-store music was not covered by the agreement.

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Open Access Book on Negotiating History of the WCT and WPPT by Dr. R.V.V. Ayyar

SpicyIP

Dr VRR Ayyar’s book, “Present at Creation: The Making of Internet Treaties (1996)”, published in 2021. And it’s published under a creative commons license, with the text available on his website here. There is however one stand-out entry that looks like it will be of interest to several of our readers.

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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). This is made worse by the difficulty in accessing funds to purchase licenses for online resources from publishers.

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How artificial intelligence works in relation to copyright

The IPKat

Of course, this does not affect some restrictions on using someone's programs, but it is just a matter of choosing the proper license (e.g., In the interim, at least, related rights, trade secrets, or protection against unfair competition, might provide some helpful alternatives. [A 2021/41/N/HS5/02726.

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