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Copyright Protection of Photographs: a Comparative Analysis Between France, Germany and Italy

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works. Photographic works. . To qualify as a photographic work, a photograph must meet the general “creativity” ( creatività ) threshold.

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Protecting Product and Packaging Designs in China Part II – Copyright

LexBlog IP

8) computer software; and (9) other intellectual achievements conforming to the characteristics of the works.” The protection of moral rights, including the rights of publication, authorship, alteration, and integrity, is perpetual. copyright law. The situation is much more complex for product designs and 3D packaging.

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The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

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Such creations may include literary and artistic works, designs, names, inventions, etc. When you enforce your copyright, you enforce your copyright-related rights, which fall under Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). In simple terms, IP is a category of property that includes the intangible (i.e.,

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[Guest post] Litigation commenced against the developers of AI image generation software

The IPKat

This issue is often discussed in connection to section 9(3) of the Copyright Design and Patents Act (UK) , (CDPA) which provides that in the case of an artistic work which is computer-generated, the author shall be taken to be the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the creation of the work are undertaken.

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Unrequited love at the times of French maisons: the Museum vs Le Musée

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Lame comparisons apart, this story is interesting as it is an opportunity to discuss the protectability of artistic works under Italian laws. Second, Art. Yet, this work of art is not located in a museum but en plein air. This is for two reasons, as pointed out by E. Final remarks.

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What is the Copyright Status of AI Generated Works?

azrights

But assuming that is just a theoretical risk and that in practice what is created by these platforms is a mash up of many different images, the next question is whether there is copyright in the output, and if so, who owns the rights. Computer generated works. Since the 1970s computers have been producing crude works of art.

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Taking freedom of information seriously: the ‘very short extracts’ limitation in Article 15 CDSM Directive and how not to implement it – Part 2

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Both Article 7b(2)(c) of the Dutch Neighbouring Rights Act and Section 87g(2)(4) of the German Copyright and Related Rights Act very much stick to the wording of Article 15(1) of the CDSM Directive. Therefore, the narrower the scope of the VSE limitation, the lower the threshold for the right to kick in. 31 and 53).