SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

The officials dealing with copyright were generalist administrators, and expertise on international copyright laws in academia was sparse […]. ” Interestingly, it turns out that our very own Prashant Reddy seems to have been a trigger for the writing of the book!

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In the interim, at least, related rights, trade secrets, or protection against unfair competition, might provide some helpful alternatives. [A Related rights will only apply to video or audio, and, in any event, they are not universally recognized around the world. 2021/41/N/HS5/02726.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Copyright: NFTs are closely related to artworks that are the subject to copyright and related rights protection. Article 9(3) of the Copyright Law stipulates that any party without prior authorization from the copyright holder is prohibited to copy and/or commercially use copyrighted works.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Registering Trademarks Trademark Law 98

JD Supra Law

AUGUST 5, 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).

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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

The Act mandated the creation of two Collective Management Organizations, or CMAs, one for representing the interests of the authors and the other to safeguard the interests of related rights owners. The Act further lays down the limitations on copyrights, provides and establishes penalties for infringement.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

Hosting ISPs must develop tools to receive requests for content to be removed or blocked, when that content infringes on copyright and/or related rights. Entities that qualify for ISP status include cloud storage providers, social network providers, and search engines.

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Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Copyright Infringement Copyright 140

The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2022

WIPO is gearing up for the 42nd session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights and the Africa Group at WIPO has submitted a proposal for a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es). At the wake of the pandemic, the mode of conducting the SCCR’s sessions changed drastically.

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Copyright Related Rights Law Copyright Law 108

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Article 17 Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive”) is currently being implemented into national law in the EU Member States. There is some controversy as to how the right of communication to the public as mentioned in Art. Image of conolan on Pixabay.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Image via Pexels Eleonora Rosati discussed the recent assessment of originality in copyright law as considered by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in the case THJ v Sheridan [2023] EWCA Civ 1354. The post highlights the reasoning adopted by Arnold LJ considering the post-Brexit implications on the UK copyright law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Moreover, to the extent that any ancillary copyright protections would lack traditional copyright limitations and exceptions, they would raise significant policy and Constitutional concerns… Any change to U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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. Click here to know more.

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Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law Contracts IP 67

azrights

AUGUST 11, 2022

Would they be infringing your copyright though? Is the output infringing copyright? From a copyright law perspective, the initial use of copyright works by the platform for machine learning is infringing unless the platform used licensed or out-of-copyright works or could rely on a copyright defence, such as use for research purposes.

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Copyright Due Diligence Designs Design 97

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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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

The plaintiff, a leading multinational software manufacturer, owned the rights to exploit the programs. 3) According to the Court, the term “sale” used in article 41 of the Copyright Law must be interpreted in a broad sense.

Copying 52

Copying Copyright Law Copyright Editing 52

Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

According to UNISON Rights, Spain has been experiencing problems in copyright approach and management, as a result of new technologies such as NFTs and AI , which have increased the number of works created in a short period of time.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Related Rights IP 52

LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

According to PM, the specific musical repertoire in question was not represented by any collective management organisation (CMO) in Greece or abroad and, therefore, no copyrights, related rights, performance rights, or any other rights of third parties were owed.

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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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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.

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Moral Rights Copyright Intellectual Property Licensing 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

And – also confirmed in the consultation text itself – UK copyright law would still protect a wide range of AI-assisted LDMA works and entrepreneurial works made by AI. A third alternative: the related rights approach.

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IP Public Domain Copyright Intellectual Property 65

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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

There is a significant push at this week’s meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to approve a Diplomatic Conference on a Broadcasting Organizations Treaty that is not strictly limited to combating unlawful interception of traditional broadcast signals.

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Public Domain Contracts Copyright Licensing 69

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. It has the capacity to run through a large number of tasks extremely quickly, which allows it to become more capable at performing tasks it has been trained to do.

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Music Intellectual Property Copyright Technology 82

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

An example of this would be the work carried out by AISGE – a Spanish organisation that manages dubbing actors’ intellectual property rights in Spain and abroad. There is no doubt, however, that BTAP strengthens related rights of artists in audiovisual works and ensures their payment abroad. by Tito Rendas. €

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Related Rights Moral Rights Contracts Intellectual Property 97

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Thus, copyright protection in the work subsists, with authors having the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit the economic exploitation, including the reproduction, of their works. In this respect, it should be noted thar there is a clear difference between works protected by copyright law and works protected under the CCH.

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IIPRD

JUNE 24, 2024

3] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, 1887 ‘The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works’, formed on September 9, 1886, is the earliest international treaty on copyrights. [4]

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Intellectual Property Artistic Work Registration Copyright 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

This post is based on the chapter “Audiovisual Coverage of Sports Events and Copyright Law: Originality in the Details?” Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. These additional creative elements can be protected by copyright law, provided they meet the EU originality standard.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Graphic Design 125

The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following legislative update on the new Ukrainian Copyright Law from Kateryna Militsyna and Liubov Maidanyk (both Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv). In July the Ukrainian parliament approved one of the legislative proposals on copyright and related rights as a basis.

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Related Rights Law Copyright Moral Rights 145

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Parts 1 and 2 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here and here , and part 4 will be published on the blog shortly. Related rights.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Belgium and Croatia , like France and Hungary before them, offer no explicit protection for the holders of related rights over subject matter incorporated in press publications. The Czech Republic and Croatia provide no protection from the press publishers’ right for works or other subject matter for which protection has expired.

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Reporting Related Rights Publishing Copyright 133

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

This post is based on the chapter “Audiovisual Coverage of Sports Events and Copyright Law: Originality in the Details?” Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. But, could they be considered as works in the sense of European copyright law? Intellectual Property and Sports: Essays in Honour of P.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Intellectual Property 130

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Image by Peter Mello via Flickr The interests of research are not necessarily heard or represented when decisions are being made about copyright laws that affect them. Part one of this two-part blog introduces the issues and looks at the composition of formal copyright councils around Europe, where these exist.

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Copyright Copyright Law Blogging Law 59

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The relevant act, seeking to bring Ireland in line with the Directive, is the Statutory Instrument 567/2021 ‘European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021’ (hereinafter ‘ the Regulations’ ). The Irish legislative transposition finally became law on 19 November 2021.

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Copying Copyright Law Copyright Social Media 106

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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Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98

Velocity of Content

JANUARY 7, 2025

2 Licensing enables copyright owners and users to come together in a mutually beneficial manner, helping the market function more efficiently and responsibly. There is no single global copyright law, and countries vary significantly in their approach to copyright and AI-related issues like text and data mining and transparency.

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Barry Sookman

JUNE 27, 2021

CJEU interpreting the making available right, MICM (Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights – Judgment… [link] … The post Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-06-26 appeared first on Barry Sookman. link] 2021-06-22.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

“ YouTube II ” concerned the infringement of the right of communication to the public as per Article 3 of the Copyright Directive (2001/29) in relation to copyright and related rights in various music tracks.

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