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BREAKING: First CJEU referral on press publishers’ related right (Italian-style)

The IPKat

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law. All this would serve to ‘foster the availability of reliable information’.

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[Sponsored] CIIPC, NLU Delhi Invites Applications for the Position of Research Programme Coordinator (Apply by August 12)

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Expected Skills Specialised knowledge of intellectual property law and other allied areas of law (viz., competition law, technology law, international IP law etc.) The contract may be terminated by providing a 15 day notice from either side. No additional benefits/perks will be provided.

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Saturday Sundries

The IPKat

13-14 April 2023: Fordham Law School’s 30th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference The 30th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference will be held on 13-14 April 2023 at Fordham Law School in Manhattan. Selected papers shall be published in a collective volume.

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Book review and discount code: Commercialising Celebrity Persona

The IPKat

This is a review of Commercialising Celebrity Persona, Intellectual Property Law and Practice by Emma Perot, Lecturer in Law at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. Bloomsbury publishing have kindly provided IPKat readers who would like to purchase this book with a 20% discount.

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And The Oscar Goes To… ChatGPT?

Velocity of Content

When the Writers Guild voted to strike on May 2nd, the union demanded of producers that AI “can’t write or rewrite literary material, can’t be used as source material, and that contract-covered material can’t be used to train AI.” Click below to listen to the latest episode of the Velocity of Content podcast.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Metaverse: Navigating the Virtual Frontier

IIPRD

This will help intellectual property owners to protect their properties without infringement in the virtual frontier. Copyrights Any original work created by any creator from an intellectual activity published in any form or medium will get automatic protection under copyright.