Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In a policy paper , copyright and art-law experts led by the author clarified the general copyright law principles applicable to stakeholders dealing with digital cultural heritage worldwide and formulated recommendations, addressed to policy-makers, to facilitate their digital activities. Proposal 4. Proposal 12.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 19, 2022

The Indian Contract Act may be invoked by including a separate clause in the contract for database confidentiality. The Information Technology Act’s Section 66E outlines the penalties for violating privacy laws, among other things. The copyright of a database is safeguarded by the Copyright Act of 1957.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

The consultation document restates the fundamental right to intellectual property as the fundamental principle of ‘protection of the intellectual creations of individuals in the online space’ but is otherwise silent on IP. What ideas the Commission has with respect to the Database directive is difficult to gauge from the consultation.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Following the Report this means: Copyright infringement needs to be addressed; unjustified requests have to be taken seriously, but seem to be an exceptional scenario in particular by qualified rightholders; and there is no real alternative to automation on larger platforms. A vanishing right? Part II is available here.

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