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UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

The IPKat

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? Recital 8 acknowledges, on the one hand, the value and potential of TDM but, on the other hand, notes the restrictions that copyright and related rights pose to the doing of TDM activities without a licence.

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Africa IP Highlights #3: Patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

In September , the Nigerian Government collaborated with WIPO to hold a national workshop for the validation of the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (draft IP Policy). Unlike Botswana (see November, below), there is no official copy of the draft policy available online.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. The Indonesian government has examined the existence of blockchain technology cautiously, leaning more toward acceptance of the new technology than outright prohibition. MOCI Regulation No.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

January: In Kenya, prospective importers were required from January 1, 2023 to declare particulars of intellectual property rights for goods to be imported into the country. In August , Kenya’s Copyright Board tabled the Copyright and Related Rights Bill, 2023 before Parliament.

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

IP and Legal Filings

The transformed state of music now also includes remixes which on a substantial purview might engage in conflict with the foundational legal rights of the music produced by the musician. Right to communicate the work to the public. The Indonesian copyright regime is governed by its Copyright Act of 2014 (‘Act’).

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ). We were not aware that the image may have been created by AI” 2.

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Understanding well-known trademarks application in India

Selvam & Selvam Blog

It is divided into three parts: Part I discusses the origin and statutory provisions governing well-known trademarks in India; Part II analyzes the benefits of gaining a well-known trademark status for businesses; Part III details out the procedure for seeking a well-known trademark status, and Part IV concludes the article.