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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. For instance, the category for libraries includes the question of whether the exception allowed unauthorized reproduction to provide copies for other libraries. Orphan Works.

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Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher

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Fisher was a leading activist, attorney and educator who fought to become the first African American student admitted to the Oklahoma University College of Law in 1949. Fisher’s landmark case opened higher education to African American students in the state of Oklahoma and helped pave the way for desegregation in the United States.

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Connecticut’s Privacy Law Signed by Governor

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It: sets responsibilities and privacy protection standards for data controllers; gives consumers the right to access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of personal data and to opt out of the processing or personal data for certain purposes (e.g., The CPDPA is designed to establish a framework for controlling and processing personal data.

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Privacy and Security Roundup: New consumer privacy laws, big developments in ransomware attacks and the FBI’s Operation Trojan Shield

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Obtain a portable copy of the data. OPPA would not apply to GLBA-governed data, HIPAA-covered entities or business associates, higher education institutions and business-to-business transactions, among other carve outs. were configured to “blind copy” all messages to an FBI-controlled platform. persons.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In any case, any copies of the works concerned must be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the analytic processes (Section 44b(2) second sentence UrhG). More from our authors: Practical Guide to Successful Intellectual Property Valuation and Transactions. In this respect, it only ever applies ex nunc. by Edward J.

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A research-friendly copyright system is a flexible copyright system

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Since then, in-depth assessments into the copyright law for research and education conducted by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education and Research have concluded that recent simplifications of those provisions, which were heavily criticised by publishers at the time, were justified and have largely stood the test of time.