Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Welcome to the first trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. The copyright in these two titles expired at the beginning of 2021. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

Copyright Law 60

Copyright Law Copyright Law Music 60

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

In this part II we discuss two additional aspects, with a focus on UK copyright law and the EU copyright acquis. The First Sale Doctrine in the Metaverse The first sale doctrine, also referred to as the ‘ principle of exhaustion’ , is a longstanding tenet of copyright (and more in general intellectual property) law.

Artwork 98

Artwork Contracts Ownership IP 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even though that Court’s judgment was very specific to the V-Cast service, it left room, arguing a contrario and subject to certain conditions, to consider the mere provision of Cloud storage services of audio-visual content, with reproductions made on individual requests of end-users, to be covered by the private copying exception.

Copying 60

Copying Copyright Law Copyright Law 60

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

The existing TDM exceptions under UK copyright law. For the exception to kick in the person must have “lawful access” to the work and any copy must be accompanied by “sufficient acknowledgement”. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition.

Licensing 94

Licensing IP Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law 94

The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2021

Here is what Alexander has to say: It was a delight to learn last year that Simon Stokes, copyright solicitor at Blake Morgan in London, was working on a third edition of his eminently useful Art and Copyright. Much has changed in the world of copyright since the last edition was published in 2012.

Art 98

Art Copyright Editing Publishing 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Claims under copyright law. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq.

Contracts 98

Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

In this sense, the case represents yet another evidence of the weak impact of the CJEU’s harmonizing efforts on national copyright flexibilities, and highlights, once again, the pressing need for a legislative intervention to realize a greater convergence between Member States’ copyright laws in action. by Christopher Heath. €

Copyright 52

Copyright Art Moral Rights Law 52

LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” copyright law. Compendium, at Section 313.2 ]. ” Welsh (2015) at 134. ” Id. ” Id. ” Id.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Copyright 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

It was taken down after one hour, as it was subject to a copyright notice by a news channel relying on the US DMCA. This news channel had used the (open source) NASA video for its own news video and ended up raising unjustified claims against other copies on YouTube, including NASA’s original video. 6) and intentional abuse (p.

Reporting 98

Reporting Copyright Art Copyright Infringement 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 20, 2022

As promised in an earlier contribution , I will provide a more reasoned exploration of the Swedish proposal to Article 17 DSM Directive in view of the fact that the Ministry of Justice did not opt for the copy-paste implementation technique. 1. Hors d’oeuvre: deconstructed Article 17 served on traditional copyright law principles.

Copyright 67

Copyright Government Law Intellectual Property Law 67

LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

ChatGPT responded with the following, which for the most part is accurate, but gets details such as the “founding date” wrong: Marshall Gerstein is a law firm based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in intellectual property law.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Inventor Copyright 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It has been copied many times, and recognising any exclusivity in such a move would undoubtedly impede the “technical progress” of the game. It seems, too, that a “style of play” would not be treated as subject matter of copyright. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition.

Copyright 52

Copyright Art Music Intellectual Property 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Mail’s appeal on the copyright aspect of the case was therefore focused on the two defences which it sought to rely on: that the Mail should benefit from the fair dealing defence available in the CDPA for the purposes of reporting current events; and. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. by Christopher Heath. €

Copyright 90

Copyright Reporting Privacy Intellectual Property Law 90

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law. Usually, judges with a specialist knowledge of copyright law issue the decisions because among German courts, decision making bodies specialised in copyright law have been created. Definition of a work (Sections 2-5 UrhG). 4, (2) UrhG.

Moral Rights 52

Moral Rights Law Copyright Copyright Law 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

This bodes ill for the numerous verbatim implementations of Article 17 by Member States who have tried to kick the can down the road by simply copy-pasting Article 17 into their national copyright laws and leaving the difficult question of how it should be applied in practice to the European Court of Justice.

Copyright 109

Copyright Law Intellectual Property Law Public Domain 109