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Copyright in the Bitcoin File Format: a question of content over structure

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Summary In the case of Wright & Ors v BTC Core & Ors [2023] EWHC 222 the High Court was faced with a technical copyright question about whether literary copyright can subsist in the file format used for the Bitcoin System (the “ Bitcoin File Format ”). 3(2) Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the “ Act ”).

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

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COPYRIGHT Katfriend Moritz Sutterer posted on a new competition tool that the German Competition Authority recently tried out against Google in relation to press publishers' neighbouring right. Reminder: last call to vote for your best IP book of 2021 by participating in the poll here !

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A Closer Insight into Copyright related Issues in the Position Statement of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition on the Commission’s Proposal for a Data Act

Kluwer Copyright Blog

However, the tension between the new rules introduced by the Data Act Proposal and potential intellectual property protection, including copyright protection, will require further coordination efforts. This post focuses on selected copyright and related rights matters that the Institute details in its Position Statement.

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-12-04

Barry Sookman

. 'Out of step with other nations': Canada's Crown copyright laws in need of an overhaul, say library associations [link] 2021-12-01. UK law on database rights post brexit, Genius Sports Technologies Ltd & Ors v Soft Construct (Malta) Ltd & Ors [202… [link] 2021-12-02. link] 2021-12-02.

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The IPKat

COPYRIGHT Networked and interoperable devices have proliferated over the past two decades, and the advent of cloud services has created a standard for data sharing. The Kluwer Copyright Blog, therefore, explains potential challenges that may arise. The Kluwer Copyright Blog provides an overview of the structure of this national law.

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Book review: Guidebook to Intellectual Property + discount code

The IPKat

As someone who has also authored a practical guide ( Copyright in the Music Industry ) that is aimed at a novice audience, this Kat must stress the intended audience of the book and, as such, the lack of references and appendices of legal texts. The second part focuses on protecting products through patents and industrial design.

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Swedish court applies C-762/19 CV-Online Latvia in parking app battle

The IPKat

The CJEU’s recognition of the added value for customers that content aggregators can create, and the refined and subtle (while perhaps not totally clear) balancing act suggested by the decision, makes CV-Online Latvia an important addition to the CJEU’s database right jurisprudence. Parkamo GmbH.