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Publishers’ Lawsuit Accuses Libgen of “Staggering” Copyright Infringement

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Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC (d/b/a Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill LLC, and Pearson Education, Inc.) The publishers dismiss this as “just a ruse” to account for a “massive piracy effort” that runs counter to the stated aim of copyright law. and distributed by Libgen without authorization.

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Friday Fantasies

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Christmas markets are already here, the lights are bright and shining, but before November is over, this Kat brings you another bundle of joy in the form of IP events and opportunities. The call for papers will be available to check here.

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Introducing a zero-embargo Secondary Publication Right in Bulgaria

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The latest jurisdiction to introduce a SPR is Bulgaria, in the context of the amendment law of 1 st December 2023 to transpose the CDSM Directive , introducing a non-overridable zero-embargo SPR. Pre-existing Bulgarian provision The SPR is not an entirely novel concept to Bulgarian copyright law. On the other hand, art.

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A research-friendly copyright system is a flexible copyright system

Kluwer Copyright Blog

It has been a year since the German Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals formed the German government and published their coalition agreement, which promises to make Germany’s copyright law more research friendly. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed many shortcomings of existing European copyright exceptions for research and education.

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Changed, changed utterly - or not? Germany's new coalition states its intentions regarding digitalisation and innovation

The IPKat

Digital economy The parties support a level competitive playing field in competition and advocate ambitious regulations of the Digital Markets Act , which are not to fall behind existing national rules. Alongside strengthening Erasmus+, the parties want to expand European higher education networks and deepen Bologna cooperation.

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Copyright-A Bane For The Students Or A Boon For Copyright Owners?

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright ensures certain minimum rights and it has never been an absolute right. If copyright protection is applied rigidly, it will hamper progress of the society. The price that a copyright owner may deem to be “fair” is not always one that users of the work are willing or able to pay. Way Forward.

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The New Greek Teaching Limitation after the Implementation of the DSM Directive: A New Era for Teachers, Students and Educational Establishments?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In doing so, it amended Law 2121/1993 , the Greek Copyright Law, as well as Law 4481/2017 , the law that regulates the collective management of copyright and related rights. A major part of the amendments concerns Chapter 4 of Law 2121/1993, which regulates exceptions and limitations to copyright.