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

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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.

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US Copyright Office advises not to introduce ancillary copyright protection for press publishers in the US

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In 2019, the EU legislature introduced an EU-wide related right (Article 15 of the DSM Directive , on which see Katposts here ) for EU-based press publishers in relation to online uses of their press publications by information society service providers, including news aggregation services, social media, and search engines.

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CJEU has received first reference on DSM Directive

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The Royal Decree concerning the related rights of artistic staff of the ONB was finally adopted and published in the Belgian Official Journal on 4th June of 2021. The Royal Decree acts as such a statute for the purposes of regulating the ownership and remuneration due for related rights.

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Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate

LexBlog IP

Since its establishment, GEA has claimed to be entitled to collect the above equitable remuneration not only for its members (ie, rights holders represented by it) but also on behalf of producers, performers, and musicians who are not represented by it on the basis of a contract or relevant mandate. or idaroussou@metaxopouloslaw.gr ).

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

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Léon has recently published a book on the subject, which is being launched on 12 January 2024. Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot discussed a recent ruling from the Paris Court of Appeal, which held that L'Oréal's continued use of photographs beyond the period stipulated in the copyright assignment contract constituted infringement in France.

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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. The post is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Image by Mediamodifier from Pixabay.

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Delhi High Court clears the air around Copyright of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Nayak’

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Image accessed from here In another landmark development concerning the right of authors of underlying work, the Delhi High Court on May 23 in RDB and Co. HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. So, would this mean that the plaintiff does not have any rights in the film Nayak? defendant). The plaintiff, RDB and Co.

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