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TIME TO CUT THE MUSIC?: TWITCH’S UNFAIR SOLUTION TO AN INEVITABLE DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT PROBLEM

JIPL Online

By: Marcus McGinnis Within the twelve months prior to publication of this blog, changes to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "DMCA") enforcement protocols on Twitch have created an unsustainable environment for creators on the platform who are subject to a set of draconian pre-Web 2.0

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TIME TO CUT THE MUSIC?: TWITCH’S UNFAIR SOLUTION TO AN INEVITABLE DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT PROBLEM

JIPL Online

Given the disparity in negotiating power between a platform the size of Twitch and individual creators, Twitch is better situated to take on the burdens of negotiating a music licensing solution on behalf of all of the creators who drive traffic to their site. Background.

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Copyright Evidence: 21 for 2021 (a year in review)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

When we launched the Copyright Evidence Portal , our ambition was no less than to create a catalogue of all existing empirical studies about copyright. We invited experts to offer a synthesis of empirical evidence catalogued on the Evidence Portal in response to 21 topical copyright questions of importance for the 21 st century.

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Trade mark ownership: As easy as A-B-C?

LexBlog IP

In some cases this will be an internal employee, in other cases a founder of the business, in other cases a contracted graphic designer and so on. Online content creation platforms are easily accessible for consumers, simple to use and in some instances, free. Let’s illustrate the concept of authorship with an example.

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How Can Blockchain Help Strengthen Intellectual Property Protection?

Kashishipr

For instance, if you want to prove the creation of your article, i.e., your copyright, on the blockchain, the technology would not store your actual article. The Use of Smart Contracts. The introduction of smart contracts has undoubtedly increased the utility of implementing blockchain to safeguard one’s IP assets.

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Metaverse And The Changing Dynamics Of IP Law

Intepat

Content-based industries such as music, advertising, movies, gaming, luxury, clothing, etc., Traditional concepts of IP jurisprudence which have metamorphosised on the metaverse are: • Fixation and Originality in terms of copyright protection – What qualifies the threshold of fixation and substantial similarity?

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