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BREAKING: First CJEU referral on press publishers’ related right (Italian-style)

The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2023

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law.

Role Of Intellectual Property Rights In The Era Of Quantum Technology

IIPRD

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

For instance, which current governing law would apply to quantum governing technology? What kinds of IP related rights would apply to quantum computing technology? QUANTUM COMPUTING AND THE FUNCTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS. INTERSECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW WITH FAIR COMPETITION PROMOTING LAWS.

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Event announcement - The DSM Directive 3 years on: The Polish challenge to Article 17 and the national transposition maze

The IPKat

APRIL 13, 2022

Three years after its adoption, the discussion of and around the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital SingleMarket 2019/790 (‘DSM Directive’) is anything but exhausted.

Intellectual Property

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Potential Impact on Major Pirate Sites as Vietnam ISPs Face New Responsibilities

TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

After spending more than 16 years implementing intellectual property laws introduced in 2005, amendments to intellectual property law in Vietnam came into effect on January 1, 2023. Issued by the government in late April, Decree No.

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Parts 1 and 2 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here and here , and part 4 will be published on the blog shortly. Related rights. Reporting on current events (Section 50 UrhG) and right of quotation (Section 51 UrhG).

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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

MARCH 30, 2022

This post is the second instalment of an analysis of the ‘very short extracts’ (VSE) carve-out to the press publishers’ right set forth in Article 15 of the CDSM Directive. Consider the case of France, the first Member State to implement Article 15. In Spain, the implementation of the right was analogously broad.

Publishing

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Under the Indonesian regulatory regime, ESPs are subject to various requirements and obligations related to, among other things, the. Intellectual property rights are a key consideration when it comes to NFTs because they contain art, music, videos, pictures, and other creations. cross-border transfer of personal data.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

MAY 22, 2022

The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law (IFIM) at Stockholm University is proud and delighted to announce its new, in-person event to be held in English at Stockholm University on Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the topic: 'The DSM Directive 3 years on: The Polish challenge to Article 17 and the national transposition maze'.

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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 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

By now, Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM Directive) needs no wordy introductions. Put briefly, the provision requires Member States to introduce a related (or neighbouring) right for press publishers, applicable to online uses of their publications.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This contribution is based on a paper published in 44 European Intellectual Property Law Review 595 (2022). . Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. Photo by Soragrit Wongsa on Unsplash. Simple photographs. .

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Is the Spanish implementation of Art. 17 CDSM compatible with EU Law?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The obvious mandate of this article is that, when OCSSPs meet those conditions, they are not liable for the unauthorised acts of communication to the public. 17(4) and thus is shielded by the safe harbour established therein, right holders will not be able to claim damages. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

Art

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. , and Copyright in Graffiti and Street Art). The website of the event contains information about the programme and registration.

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EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2021

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

On 6 October 2021, the CJEU issued its judgment in Top System , where central questions revolved around computer program decompilation as per Article 5(1) of Directive 91/250/EEC. UK Parliament, Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) CJEU judgments. Top System SA, C-13/20.

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EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

UK Intellectual Property Office, UK’s future exhaustion of IPR regime. Among many other things, the proposal seeks to clarify the application of the Database Directive , namely the “accidental or unintended application of the sui generis right to databases containing machine-generated data”. Coming soon and latest referrals.

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Introducing the Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This landmark legislation, modeled on the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, elevated and expanded trade secret law’s role in the federal intellectual property system. It also parallels and differs from other types of intellectual property—patent, copyright, and trademark—litigation.

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The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes the Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Regarding the entitlement to the rights, the recording and broadcast of a sports event are protected by related rights, which are respectively granted to producers of audiovisual works for the first fixation of the film and to broadcasting organisations for the transmission of broadcast signals for public reception.

Reporting

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Understanding Compulsory Licensing and Access to Essentials

Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The domain of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) , especially after the adoption of the Uruguay Round’s resultant, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) , has led to the adoption of an expanded understanding of IPRs in contemporary fields to strengthen the legal position of the rights holders.

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Digital Constitutionalism and Copyright Reform: Securing Access to through Fundamental Rights in the Online World

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

The adoption of the Directive on Copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market ( Directive (EU) 790/2019 , CDSM Directive) brought about important changes in the distribution of rights and responsibilities in copyright law. The creation of ‘new’ fundamental rights in not unprecedented.

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Guest Post: Press Publishers’ Rights In Indian News Media Digital Space

SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Mili Baxi, on the development of a publisher’s right in digital media. Mili is a graduate of Institute of Law, Nirma University, currently completing her LLM at LSE. The EU took the Intellectual Property route by introducing a related right under its copy right law.

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Broadcasters’ Cable Retransmission Rights: in line (or not) with the EU right of communication to the public?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 12, 2022

The latter does not directly provide for the mandatory establishment of an exclusive right of cable retransmission for the benefit of broadcasting organisations. However, Member States can provide for such a right in their legislations. Rights of authors and related rights: united or separated? 403/08 and C?429/08,

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In order to bring readers up to date on earlier developments, over the next few days we will be republishing in four parts an article (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law from 2015 to 2019 organised by topic. This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights.

Moral Rights

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AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

A recent report in the context of the reCreating Europe project addresses this question, building on previous work from some of its authors, namely a study on “Trends and Developments in Artificial Intelligence: Challenges to IP” (summarised in a previous post ) and this article. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

Music

Music Copyright Derivative Work Ownership

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

These provisions served as, among other things, models for Articles 18 and 20 in the new DSM Copyright Directive (2019/790). In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS. The BGH assumed that an infringement of the related right of the film producer had occurred.

Contracts

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Intellectual Property Pulse

BREAKING: First CJEU referral on press publishers’ related right (Italian-style)

Role Of Intellectual Property Rights In The Era Of Quantum Technology

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Event announcement - The DSM Directive 3 years on: The Polish challenge to Article 17 and the national transposition maze

Potential Impact on Major Pirate Sites as Vietnam ISPs Face New Responsibilities

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

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

Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

Sunday Surprises

Taking freedom of information seriously: the ‘very short extracts’ limitation in Article 15 CDSM Directive and how not to implement it – Part 1

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

Is the Spanish implementation of Art. 17 CDSM compatible with EU Law?

Sunday Surprises

EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2021

EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2022

Introducing the Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes the Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content

Understanding Compulsory Licensing and Access to Essentials

Digital Constitutionalism and Copyright Reform: Securing Access to through Fundamental Rights in the Online World

Guest Post: Press Publishers’ Rights In Indian News Media Digital Space

Broadcasters’ Cable Retransmission Rights: in line (or not) with the EU right of communication to the public?

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

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