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Limitation period for copyright infringement actions in France

The IPKat

This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). The judgment focuses on a procedural aspect, namely the limitation period for an action for copyright infringement.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music.

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Book review: Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship

The IPKat

It focuses on authorship of the copyright in stage plays as dramatic works, texts that can be performed from a script (rather than musical theatre, dance, or performers rights). Who receives the credit and the licensing rights? What happens when a copyright infringement claim is made against the playwright?

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. And why is that?

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Generative AI and Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

These technologies are capable of generating new content, such as text, computer codes, music, photos, videos, and sounds, as a result of human input, like a brief textual explanation of what is wanted. AI additionally possesses no copyright on the material that it generates.

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The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

Kashishipr

When you come across the word ‘copyright,’ what exactly is it that comes to your mind? Do you think about the fight between musicians concerning stolen or copied song lyrics? Or is it the copyright symbol with the small ‘C’ inside you think about instantly?

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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

The IPKat

In this sense, a somewhat similar – though dated (by that meaning: pre- Infopaq [IPKat here and here ] ) – case litigated both in France and the UK cannot but come to mind: Hyperion Records v Sawkins [IPKat here ] , concerning copyright protection of a ‘reconstructed’ baroque music score. The decision was upheld on appeal.