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Right to Research (“R2R”): An Independent Right with an Imposed Dependence in Copyright Law?

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Right to Research (“R2R”): An Independent Right with an Imposed Dependence in Copyright Law? However, a full-fledged discussion around whether a ‘Right to Research’ exists in India, whether it be internal, or external to Copyright laws seems largely absent. a user right under copyright law. Lokesh Vyas.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In August 2022, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a study on EU copyright and related rights and access to and reuse of scientific publications, including open access. Current EU copyright framework.

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Copyright as an Access Right: Concretizing Positive Obligations for Rightholders to Ensure the Exercise of User Rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The purpose of copyright, at its very basic level, finds its normative implementation in the interplay between access to protected works and the protection of the moral and material interest of creators (see Geiger, 2017 ). The purpose of copyright, its social and innovation function, is thereby seriously undermined.

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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

IP and Legal Filings

According to Section 2(d)(v) of the Copyright Act, the producer of a cinematograph film is considered the work’s creator. [1] This preference for producers in copyright law has recently been questioned. As per section 18(1), the author, not the copyright holder, is entitled to receive royalties.

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Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First?

IPilogue

The following is a preview of a paper to be published in the Intellectual Property Journal. . Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. 2 of the Copyright Act RSC 1985, c. C-42 [ Act ] calls it. . 12), these provisions in s.

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Introducing a zero-embargo Secondary Publication Right in Bulgaria

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Typically, in the case of scholarly publications, authors are publicly funded through payment under a standing contract with a university or research institute, or through project funding, including EU funding. Pre-existing Bulgarian provision The SPR is not an entirely novel concept to Bulgarian copyright law. What’s next?

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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.,