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

The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

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. 102, outline the criteria for Collective Management Organizations to determine license fees for music usage.

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The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

So, let us now make ourselves familiar with the five essential copyright-related terms that you should be aware of, which, in turn, shall help you take a step towards safeguarding your exclusive rights online. Intellectual Property & Intellectual Property Rights. Copyright License.

Moral Rights

Moral Rights Copyright Intellectual Property Licensing

Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

These classifications are then used, among other things, to establish what business licensing is necessary for a given industry. Under the Indonesian regulatory regime, ESPs are subject to various requirements and obligations related to, among other things, the. Provisions of intellectual property law will be applicable to NFTs.

Non-Fungible Tokens

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

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? On the other hand, the debate around TDM has not developed in a context devoid of licensing practices, at least in Europe.

Government

Government Related Rights Copyright Law

Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, the Court rejected the action as: not legal, insofar as it concerned the protection of recipes as works of intellectual property; and unfounded, because recipes are assimilated to ideas and not to works enjoying copyright protection under Greek (and EU) law. dishes and seasonings) as works of IP. (1)

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

IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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. According to Section 30, the holder of copyrights may license all or part of his rights to another party.

Music

Music Copyright Copyright Infringement Moral Rights

How artificial intelligence works in relation to copyright

The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Not only do many express wonder about how these systems work, but there is even doubt whether such users even have rights to such outputs. Let us briefly examine how these systems work and then consider how intellectual property law relates to them. The model does not contain any copies of works.

Copyright

Establishment and operation of CMOs in Greece

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Cost of rights management by CMOs. Law 4481/2017 also regulates the cost of rights management by CMOs, which must be reasonable. Also, article 18(3) of Law 4481/2017 states as follows: Management fees of the collective management organisation shall not exceed the justified and documented costs in managing copyright and related rights.

Related Rights

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Study on Copyright and Scientific Publications: Encouraging Access and Re-use

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In August 2022, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a study on EU copyright and related rights and access to and reuse of scientific publications, including open access. More from our authors: Practical Guide to Successful Intellectual Property Valuation and Transactions.

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Copyright Ownership Journalism Publishing

AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

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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Copyright Art Fair Use Registration

‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2021

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

This seems to have pushed EU Member States towards compliance – the latest examples here are the Irish European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021 (19 November), the Italian Decree (published on 27 November), and the Estonian Act implementing the Directive (8 December). Stay tuned!

Copyright Law

Copyright Law Copyright Law Reporting

Guest Post: Press Publishers’ Rights In Indian News Media Digital Space

SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Mili Baxi, on the development of a publisher’s right in digital media. Her areas of interest are Information Technology law, Intellectual Property law, Media & Communication Law, and human rights law. . Image from here. Introduction. It decided not to use the content.

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Saving the printed press – the Croatian implementation of Article 15 of the DSM Directive

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2022

This prompted some commentators to label this new addition a quasi-moral right – since there is no work of authorship to which the new moral right is attached. Nevertheless, a more precise characterisation is that this is a new related right. These licensing schemes only cover professional journalists and photographers.

Moral Rights

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Athens court rules on moral damages in software infringement case

LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

Accordingly, the Court held that the holder of the IP right to a computer program cannot object to the resale of a copy thereof where such a copy is accompanied by a licence for unlimited use, whether material or immaterial. The Court made specific reference to certain European Court of Justice decisions in this respect. (3)

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CDSM: French transposition Order annulled to the extent that it does not provide for ‘appropriate’ remuneration for authors

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Article 18 of the CDSM provides that where authors license or transfer their exclusive rights for the exploitation of their works, they are ‘ entitled to receive appropriate and proportionate remuneration ’. More from our authors: Practical Guide to Successful Intellectual Property Valuation and Transactions. by Edward J.

Contracts

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

As such, the exemption is reduced to a priority for individual licensing. VGG, an extended collective licensing mechanism, something which is set out as optional under EU law (see below). The new related right for press publishers (Sections 87 et seqq. d) Caricature, parody and pastiche.

Copyright

When must public performances of musical works be reported to CMOs?

LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

The introduction of Law 4481/2017 into the Greek legislation aimed to regulate the collective management of IP and relative rights, thus amending the EU Collective Rights Management Directive. (1) The A & K Metaxopoulos & Partners Law Firm website can be accessed at www.metaxopouloslaw.gr.

Reporting

Reporting Music Related Rights Licensing

Why the implementation of the Italian press publishers’ right might not be compatible with EU Law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Aimed at ensuring remuneration for publishers when their publications are reused online by news aggregators, Article 15 grants press publishers the right of reproduction and the right of making available for online uses of their press publications by information society service providers.

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Why the implementation of the Italian press publisher rights might not be compatible with EU Law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Aimed at ensuring remuneration for publishers when their publications are reused online by news aggregators, Article 15 grants press publishers the right of reproduction and the right of making available for online uses of their press publications by information society service providers.

Publishing

Publishing Law Contracts Licensing

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS. In 2017, the BGH once more issued a ruling on Section 95a UrhG in relation to the Nintendo DS games console. The BGH assumed that an infringement of the related right of the film producer had occurred.

Contracts

Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist

Court clarifies process for CMO equitable remuneration

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It does this by recognising performers’ and producers’ exclusive and absolute right, in some cases, (and in other cases a simple relative right to ask for an equitable remuneration) to allow or prohibit certain uses of their contributions.

Music

Music Related Rights Law Contracts

What is the Copyright Status of AI Generated Works?

azrights

AUGUST 11, 2022

If each output is unique and another user gets a different output even if their query is identical to yours, it means someone else could only use the same visual images as you by copying yours. Would they be infringing your copyright though? Is the output infringing copyright?

Copyright

Copyright Due Diligence Designs Design

Comparative Report on the National Implementations of Articles 15 & 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market – Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

While “form” is less interesting for the purposes of this analysis, with regard to methods, Member States are presented with two important choices: a) between literal (“copy-out”) transposition and an “elaboration” on the rules set out in the directive; and. Most of the examined Member States have taken a copy-out approach to the exclusion.

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

The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

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Establishment and operation of CMOs in Greece

Study on Copyright and Scientific Publications: Encouraging Access and Re-use

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‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2021

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Saving the printed press – the Croatian implementation of Article 15 of the DSM Directive

Athens court rules on moral damages in software infringement case

CDSM: French transposition Order annulled to the extent that it does not provide for ‘appropriate’ remuneration for authors

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

When must public performances of musical works be reported to CMOs?

Why the implementation of the Italian press publishers’ right might not be compatible with EU Law

Why the implementation of the Italian press publisher rights might not be compatible with EU Law

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