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Should the EU unify copyright laws?

The IPKat

Kat (re-)unification Should the EU unify the copyright laws of its Member States and introduce, over thirty years after the start of the harmonization process, a unitary copyright title? In 2015, the European Commission itself called unification of copyright laws “ a long-term target ”. The short answer is: yes.

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AI Machine Learning:  Remedies Other Than Copyright Law?

The Illusion of More

Citing the class action lawsuits Andersen and Tremblay, I predicted that if the courts do not find that ML unavoidably violates the reproduction right (§106(1)), copyright law may not offer much relief […] The post AI Machine Learning: Remedies Other Than Copyright Law? appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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Parody under the Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

Indian Copyright Act, 1957 provides for exemption of fair use under Section 52(1)(a) which stipulates that fair dealing with any original work, for the purpose of criticism and review, whether of that work or of any other work does not amount to infringement of copyright. and will it amount to trademark infringement?

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Copyright Laws & Trademark Infringement for NFTs

Traverse Legal Blog

Whether you are looking to make your own non fungible token to sell or you’re looking to buy an NFT as an investment, you need to be aware of copyright and trademark laws that might apply to your NFT. Trademark rights can be even more confusing to navigate in the world of NFTs. Copyrighting vs Trademarking NFTs.

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EU copyright law round up – third trimester of 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Welcome to the third trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. WIPO, Agreement on diplomatic conference on Design Law Treaty. The copyright in these two titles expired at the beginning of 2021. Stay tuned!

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Policy perspective on copyright law: my 3L semester at Canadian Heritage

IPilogue

Christian Bekking is an IP Intensive student and a 3L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. During the first semester of my 3L year, I was placed at the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH), Copyright Policy Branch for ten weeks through the IP Law & Technology Intensive Program.

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

Although Section 81 of the IT Act specifies that the prohibitions of Section 79 do not preclude anyone from exercising any rights allowed under the Copyright Act 1957, intermediaries are exempted from accountability for copyright infringement. As a result, the IT Act’s obligations have precedence over all other laws.