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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Related rights. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights. This personal intellectual creation is lacking if the photographs in question are “mere reproductions of other photographs” in which an original has been merely reproduced (copied) as closely as possible.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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. Image by Mediamodifier from Pixabay.

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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. Image Source: Shutterstock].

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Understanding well-known trademarks application in India

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Statement of case should include details of successful enforcement of the trademark-related Evidence supporting the applicant’s rights and Details of successful enforcement of the trademark-related rights – specifically to the extent that it has been recognized as a well-known trademark by a Court in India or Registrar of Trademarks.

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A summary look at the Portuguese transposition of the CDSM Directive

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The belated Portuguese transposition of the CDSM Directive was finally published in the Portuguese Official Journal (Diário da República) on the 19th of June 2023. Museu do Azulejo by G.P. This dispute resolution mechanism is possibly the main highlight of the Portuguese transposition, as it has a much wider scope than that envisioned in Art.

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

SpicyIP

The EU took the Intellectual Property route by introducing a related right under its copy right law. The right is an exclusive right to reproduction and making the content available online to the EU press publishers against online use of their content by information society service providers for two years.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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.