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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

This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights. Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. Moral rights (Sections 12-14 UrhG).

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Limitations to parties’ choice of law in copyright exploitation contracts in the digital era (Part 1)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Thus, the digital context of copyright exploitation contracts leads to questions of applicable law. Business-to-business contracting parties enjoy significant freedom in determining the law applicable to their contractual relationship. The online exploitation of content protected by copyright inherently entails cross-border aspects.

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Limitations to parties’ choice of law in copyright exploitation contracts in the digital era (Part 2)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This is the second of a set of two blog posts (see Part 1 here ) which analyses the limitations to parties’ freedom to determine the law applicable to contracts aimed at the exploitation of protected content online. to the extent that the contract covers significant acts of exploitation in Germany (Article 32b German Copyright Act ).

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The Rise of Influencer Marketing – Contractual Considerations

IP Tech Blog

This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. Any contract should therefore include language that ensures the influencer will comply with the applicable disclosure requirements.

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The Rise of Influencer Marketing – Contractual Considerations

LexBlog IP

This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. Any contract should therefore include language that ensures the influencer will comply with the applicable disclosure requirements.

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Laws Surrounding the Intellectual Property of NFTs in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The Indian Contract Act, 1872 – Just like an auction, the NFT sellers list the assets and an agreement is created enumerating the rights of the buyer/buyers through digital means. Upon the finalization of the sale, the agreement is enforceable as a contract under the provisions of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

IP and Legal Filings

The blog is divided into two parts and this is part 2 of the blog. PART 1: of the blog discussed about history, development, fundamentals of IPR and explained Patents and Trademarks. This blog will consider different IPs, which are at growing stage. The need of protecting IPRs is inarguably increasing day by day.