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Book Review: Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature

The IPKat

As a plant intellectual property nerd , this Kat was delighted to get her hands on the new book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature (Oxford University Press, 2023), edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman. The other two chapters turn to the conceptualisation of nature in patent law.

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Rethinking copyright flexibilities conference – call for papers –  Nicosia, 31 October – 1 November 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

We welcome contributions that address the following topics in an EU and comparative perspective: copyright exceptions and limitations. copyright internal limits. copyright and the public domain. copyright and fundamental/human rights. balancing of copyright law with competition law and consumer law.

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Book review: Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage

The IPKat

This is a review of Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage , edited by Irini Stamatoudi , Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Cultural Heritage Law at the University of Nicosia. Amineddoleh, Pedro Henrique D.

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The Future of Open Webinar Recap & Recording

Kluwer Copyright Blog

André starts by explaining that although they are traditionally referred to as “exceptions and limitations” of copyright, this paper refers to them as “user rights” to reflect the complex layers of this issue. Working Group 4 — Beyond Copyright: the Ethics of Open Sharing. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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Copyright Evidence: 21 for 2021 (a year in review)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

We invited experts to offer a synthesis of empirical evidence catalogued on the Evidence Portal in response to 21 topical copyright questions of importance for the 21 st century. The digital revolution has moved legal questions about copyright, information, and competition law to the regulatory centre of the creative industries.

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AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

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The Jungle Bird, El Diablo, and the Zombie or Machine Learning Models, Computer Programs and Copyright put to the test

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Additionally, all proprietary and open source software licensing rely on copyright protection. The license is not triggered in most open licenses if applied to subject matter not protected by copyright (or related rights). Thus, questioning whether EU copyright law provides adequate protection for ML models is not a naïve endeavour.