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

JIPL Online

laws that stifle content creation efforts through unfair copyright enforcement mechanisms. The issue lies mostly in how the DMCA incentivizes online service providers to "expeditiously" handle licensing issues.

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How Can Blockchain Help Strengthen Intellectual Property Protection?

Kashishipr

The Use of Smart Contracts. The introduction of smart contracts has undoubtedly increased the utility of implementing blockchain to safeguard one’s IP assets. Through this functionality, an IP owner can give licenses to individuals who wish to access his IP by accepting their digital signature. For more visit: [link].

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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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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. [i]

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Metaverse And The Changing Dynamics Of IP Law

Intepat

• Protection of IP rights – How do we protect content/work generated in the metaverse? – User-generated content and its impact on authorship? – Content licensing with aspects of traditional territories, usage tracking, license fee structures, grant of rights, infringement etc.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Now, further initiatives are needed to support the tailoring of a copyright regime, in contract and statute, to encourage the use of reversion provisions. In the wake of this automation, Peukert and Windisch look more to the ‘after’ of platform liability, in a future of ContentID, algorithmic licensing, and blockchain technologies.