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Belarus Legalizes Piracy of Movies, Music & Software of ‘Unfriendly’ Nations

TorrentFreak

Belarus Needs Access to Foreign IP. In common with Russia, Belarus relies on intellectual property owned by foreign rightsholders that are currently unable or unwilling to supply and/or license it. The law specifies computer programs and audiovisual works, including movies, music, and TV shows.

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Saturday Sundries

The IPKat

Image credits: Riana Harvey Events and publications The Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute joins forces with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies in organising their annual IP event, this year tackling the hot topic of investigating the crucial narratives on the role of IP law and theory in promoting a sustainable world.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers.

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

LexBlog IP

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. For those who thought AI was a problem, cryogenics could really wreak havoc with IP law. All to say, things are never as simple as they appear when it comes to IP.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 8-November 15)

SpicyIP

We’ve had a busy week at SpicyIP with lots of IP developments on and off the blog. Writing on two recent IP developments, we highlighted the Delhi High Court’s order clarifying the position on matters pertaining to revocation petitions and appeals under Section 117A, after the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021. Did we miss anything big?

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The football game as a copyright work (Part II)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Intellectual Property and Sports: Essays in Honour of P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. It derives from a paper given at the 25 th Anniversary celebration of IViR on 4 July 2014 and at the University of Oxford IP Moot “converzatione” on 18 March 2016. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.