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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With the Beijing Treaty, any performance of literary or artistic works or expression of folklore is covered by intellectual property, independently from its nature or medium, including both fixed and unfixed works (live performances), acknowledging the creative activity of these performers in the same way as with regard to musicians and authors.

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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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What is the Copyright Status of AI Generated Works?

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Literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works are only protected by copyright if they are “original”. In 1988 when these laws were introduced, “original” meant a work must be the product of the “skill, labour or judgement” of its author. The predominant view was that more time is needed to properly evaluate the options.

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EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE: Judgment in Joined Cases C?775/21 and C?826/21

LexBlog IP

NATURE OF THE CASE The above decisions dealt with requests for a preliminary ruling related to the interpretation of Article 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. 2) Does Article 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC.

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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. This is an hypothesis the resolution of which is relatively easy, because it is expressly disciplined by the Italian CCH. This is for two reasons, as pointed out by E.

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