TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

After spending more than 16 years implementing intellectual property laws introduced in 2005, amendments to intellectual property law in Vietnam came into effect on January 1, 2023. 17/2023/ND-CP offers guidance on various copyright matters related to ISP liability and enforcement measures, including disclosure of customer information.

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Garrigues Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The tension between freedom of expression and copyright protection has lately been one of the hottest topics in EU and Portuguese copyright laws. Nobody questions the fact that IP laws need to be enforced on the internet.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While NFT platforms are not yet specifically regulated, they are subject to the provisions on Electronic System Providers (“ESPs”) contained in several regulations, as follows: • Law No. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.•

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

While enjoying (or not) this heatwave, check the latest IP events and opportunities to be cool for the summer! The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. closing dinner), IP Lunches (incl.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

Running from 29 October 2021 to 7 January 2022, the “ Artificial Intelligence and IP: copyright and patents ” consultation formed the latest round in an ongoing national conversation between the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and interested stakeholders (see here ). A third alternative: the related rights approach.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In May , a High Court in South Africa delivered judgment in Bliss Brands (Pty) Ltd v Advertising Regulatory Board NPC & Others , on the issue of the extent of the powers of the Advertising Regulatory Board (‘ARB’) in matters relating to trade mark and copyright laws. This Katpost discussed the case in fuller detail.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

The officials dealing with copyright were generalist administrators, and expertise on international copyright laws in academia was sparse […]. The only other openly accessible work (that I’m aware of) that looks into the negotiating history of international agreements in the IP context, is J. Watal and A.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

However, in this aspect, what needs to be duly noted is that staying on top of Copyright Laws , rules, and regulations on a content-rich internet can be challenging. It is because not only the internet but the laws, rules, and regulations are also saturated with exceptions, clauses, and legal jargon. For more visit: [link].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. UKIPO, Consultation on AI and IP. European Parliament, Resolution on an IP action plan. UKIPO, G7 Heads of IP Offices: Joint Statement.

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Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Spain’s first copyright office will start operating in 2023. All copyright issues had been dealt with before by the IP Subdirectorate of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. La entrada Spain launches its first-ever Copyright Office se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Kat friend Jakub Wyczik provides an enlightening discussion of how AI and the law, especially copyright, intersect, with particular attention to the technical operation of AI. 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.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the second trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, every three months we update you on what has happened in EU copyright law. Almost all EU member states have implementesd the Directive into their national laws.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

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 IPKat

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Not a copyright dispute … and the non-role of Article 14 of the DSM Directive In sum: the CHC provides a way to control for-profit reproductions of Italian cultural heritage, irrespective of their copyright status (it is in any case worth recalling that under Italian copyright law moral rights protection is … perpetual).

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Section 52 (1) (j) lays down the peculiar and specific uses withstanding the modifications of works such as sound recordings and music requiring the copyright owner’s consent. The Act further lays down the limitations on copyrights, provides and establishes penalties for infringement. The court ruled in Gramophone Co.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2021

Under the Copyright Law, certain copyright and related rights are subject to mandatory collective management, meaning that they can be exercised only through a collective management organisation (CMO). Introduction. Such remuneration is payable only to CMOs. Legislative background.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Welcome to the third trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. EU Parliament, Draft report on IP Action Plan. The copyright in these two titles expired at the beginning of 2021. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

European and international policymakers have raised how artificial intelligence (AI) interacts with intellectual property (IP) law on several occasions. Nonetheless, before any policy and law-making endeavour can be undertaken, a fitness test of the existing IP framework is indispensable. by Christopher Heath. €

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

” China’s copyright law protects the expression of ideas instead of ideas themselves, which is similar to U.S. copyright law. .; (8) ” China’s copyright law protects the expression of ideas instead of ideas themselves, which is similar to U.S. copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

It was formed following a state license, in order to collect, among other things, the equitable remuneration provided by article 49 of Law 2121/93 in favour of producers, performers, and musicians for the public performance of legitimately released sound carriers. This is an extremely important decision.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

The use of AI technology to generate images or music and other creative works, has legal implications for copyright and related rights of creators and rightsholders. Image: Riana Harvey Kat, Dr Hayleigh Bosher, identified the lack of clarification in the technical application of the law in these instances.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. Claims under copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Fast forward and see: The Database directive stands unchanged and there is still no clear evidence that the then-new intellectual property right is an effective instrument. because there is no public access regime that applies, or because third parties own intellectual property rights. and not charging fees for re-use.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

Italian case law on dynamic injunctions and the impact of piracy of live sport events. Despite this new wave in the case law, the impact of illegal distribution of audiovisual contents is growing to volumes that make piracy services the first real competitors of the audiovisual industry. Photo by Michal Jarmoluk via Pixabay.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

This third part of our four-part series on using synthetic data to train AI models explores the interplay between synthetic data training sets, the EU Copyright Directive and the forthcoming EU AI Act.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

The Court’s decision arose in the context of injunction proceedings relating to the defendants’ unauthorised use of software programs. The plaintiff, a leading multinational software manufacturer, owned the rights to exploit the programs.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2022

Perfect timing for our Sunday rundown of key IP events and opportunities for the rest of this month and the start of June! An afternoon of trade mark law and practice, hosted by Darren Meale. Each year, the LIDC examines two topical questions on competition law and IP/unfair competition law. Picture by idea-saras.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

UNION-IP will hold an event, titled "What Does My Claim Cover? 6-7 April 2023: “From the DMCA to the DSA: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Online Platform Liability and Copyright Law” The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology will hold its 27th annual symposium, on 6 and 7 April 2023, at the International House, UC Berkeley.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 3, 2023

While in the UK the cold weather is here to stay, warm up with some interesting IP opportunities. The Chair is launching a Call for Papers , addressed to anyone interested in presenting during the conference in relation to any of the topics. The deadline is set on the 20 December 2023.

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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. Mili is a graduate of Institute of Law, Nirma University, currently completing her LLM at LSE. The EU took the Intellectual Property route by introducing a related right under its copy right law.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

For example, if we ask the Stable Diffusion generator for a “cat wearing a suit” it generates images of dapper cats at the press of a button: As an aside, as it has been discussed previously on the IPKat , there is some uncertainty whether these image outputs are protected under copyright law and, if protected, who owns the relevant copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Contested Meaning of Web3 & Why it Matters for (IP) Lawyers by Mark Fenwick and Paulius Jurcys. AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I by Oleksandr Bulayenko , João Pedro Quintais , Joost Poort and Daniel Gervais. This begs the question of how EU law can and should meet this challenge.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 30, 2022

It will then explain why this implementation approach runs counter to the fundamental freedom of information and to basic principles of copyright law. The provision has been transposed into French law through a separate instrument , which added a new chapter to the French IP Code. The short answer is “inconsistently”.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

Amongst the many examples in which fundamental rights have demonstrated their value and their essential function, recent reforms in European copyright law have underlined their importance for the European legal order. They have informed important debates and will certainly continue to do so in the coming years.

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