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Access to information and competition concerns enter the sui generis right’s infringement test – The CJEU redefines the database right

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as a reporting judge), a case involving Melons’ infringement of CV-Online Latvia’s database of job advertisements arguably protected by the sui generis right. The CJEU says that Melons does give “users access, on its own website, to job advertisements contained in [CV-Online Latvia’s] database […].”

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EU copyright law round up – second trimester of 2022

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European Parliament, Report on AI in the Digital Age. In the beginning of April, the European Parliament published a report on AI in the Digital Age. The report, prepared by the very well-known to the copyright audience Mr Axel Voss, stresses the importance of harmonisation and clear and transparent enforcement of IPRs.

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The UK government moves forward with a text and data mining exception for all purposes

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As previously reported , between October 2021 and January 2022 the UK Intellectual Property Office held a public consultation on the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property laws (more specifically, copyright and patents). Users reported mixed experiences with licensing. Photo by Kevin Ku on Unsplash.

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EU copyright law round up – second trimester of 2021

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This case relates to the sui generis database right and its application to the activity of search engines. Following a report by the Legal Affairs Committee, on 19 May 2021 the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on the challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment (discussed on the blog here ).