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The Digital Age of Journalism: My Placement at “The Globe and Mail”

IPilogue

Publishing is, of course, one of the core copyright industries – if not the core industry historically associated with copyright. IP law in publishing, especially at The Globe – who is known for being an early provider of digital media and device-agnostic content delivery – goes far beyond copyright infringement and litigation.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. German copyright law stipulates that the author is entitled to appropriate remuneration for every use of their work (Section 32 UrhG). Claims under copyright law. In 2015, the BGH ruled that managing directors have limited liability in copyright matters.

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Utilizing the Annual Copyright License Across Your Organization

Velocity of Content

Fast-paced organizations that rely on and invest heavily in R&D should not only regard published content as the heart of innovation, but also possess a deep appreciation of the system of copyright protecting this intellectual property.

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Study on Copyright and Scientific Publications: Encouraging Access and Re-use

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The result is an appropriation of copyright in scientific publications by private entities that is particularly problematic for publicly funded research. National copyright contract rules imposing limitations on the licensing of copyright in future works may obstruct OA mandates. Recommendations.

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Data science needs law: reflections on the experiences of data scientists working in Africa

The IPKat

In this regard, the role of legal frameworks such as copyright law, data protection laws and contract law in regulating and structuring data access is significant. Need for data: A survey From a legal perspective, a taxonomy of data used in AI research and development shows that there is copyright data (i.e.,

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The case law of the German Federal Court of Justice and other German courts in 2022 – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash Part I of this annual post reporting on the copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof covered decisions in the areas of copyright protection and exploitation rights, as well as exceptions and limitations. Part II will focus on copyright contract law and claims under copyright law.

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GitHub is Sued, and We May Learn Something About Creative Commons Licensing

Velocity of Content

I don’t find this argument convincing given the ability today to license many content types at scale for TDM, including images, music and yes, journal articles (See “Full disclosure” above), but it is an argument often offered by infringers. OpenAI, LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund GP I, L.L.C.; you get the picture).