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[Guest post] Universal Copyright Convention – RIP

The IPKat

Internationally, it may not be a major event, since a very high number of countries have already ratified or adhered to the Convention. In practice, however, the importance of this Declaration is probably minimal, as most such organizations rely on commercial partners in the book trade to distribute their publications.

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Copyright Protection of Photographs: a Comparative Analysis Between France, Germany and Italy

Kluwer Copyright Blog

For instance, copyright protection has been denied to photographs taken by paparazzi and photographs of sport events. The threshold to meet these requirements is similar to the traditional common law «skill, labour and judgement» test, and is often met whenever the photograph was not copied and shows a modicum of technical skill.

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WIPIP Session 8 (copyright)

43(B)log

President Ford couldn’t prevent others from copying bare historical facts. Karp agrees that (c) is not like land, which preexisted the public domain and was acquired and distributed by gov’t. (c) Natural or moral right to own fruit of labors. Uses them to show what’s not protectable—no author may © ideas or facts.