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[Guest post] Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law

The IPKat

Here’s what Henning writes: Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law by Henning Hartwig I. Thus, as noted elsewhere , the test for finding copyright subsistence starts with the degree of creative freedom exercised by the author in light of the relevant prior art.

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Oops, I sampled again… The meaning of ‘pastiche’ as an autonomous concept under EU copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The CJEU also seized the opportunity to pull the plug on then §24 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG), commonly known as the “free use” exception, contending that an open and flexible exception is irreconcilable with the self-contained list of exceptions provided by art. Adopted to fill the gap left by §24, and pursuant to art.

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TDM: Poland challenges the rule of EU copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

years after the implementation deadline, Poland still had to implement the provisions of the 2019 Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive into national law. This must have been the key insight at the Polish Culture and National Heritage Ministry when the new administration took over and discovered that more than 2.5

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EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2023

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Welcome to the fourth (and last) round up of EU copyright law for 2023! In this edition, we update you on what has happened in the last three months of 2024 in EU copyright law. All in all, 2024 promises to be an exciting year for EU copyright law. Stay tuned!

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Copyright for AI-generated works: a task for the internal market?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Voices emerged questioning whether current EU copyright laws should be amended in light of the many AI-generated works that have come about. One important question has been whether copyright law should be extended in order to protect such works.

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[Guest post] Reciprocity in copyright law

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For the answer to question 3 and the question whether an allegedly infringing work of applied art falls within the scope of protection of a work and infringes the exclusive right to the work, what is the significance of a) the degree of originality of the work for the scope of protection of the work?

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European Copyright Society letter to Commissioner Breton on a future agenda in the field of copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The members of the European Copyright Society (ECS ) have recently sent a letter to Mr. Thierry Breton ( Commissioner for Internal Market , European Commission ) outlining their view of what should be the priorities for a f uture agenda in the field of copyright law.