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A Novel Dataset Measuring Change in Copyright Exceptions

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2015, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) set out to conduct empirical research on the impact of copyright exceptions. We soon realized that information about the changes to copyright law over time – which would be especially useful for empirical studies – was lacking.

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The EU DSM Copyright Directive: Implementation in Germany 2021 – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

17 DSMD, was implemented into a separate legislative act, the German Copyright Service Provider Act, called in German “UrhDaG” (see III. All German copyright laws affected by the reform are available in an official English translation here (UrhG, UrhDaG, VGG.). Extensive changes to the German Copyright Act.

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A research-friendly copyright system is a flexible copyright system

Kluwer Copyright Blog

It has been a year since the German Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals formed the German government and published their coalition agreement, which promises to make Germany’s copyright law more research friendly. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed many shortcomings of existing European copyright exceptions for research and education.