The IPKat
DECEMBER 13, 2023
After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law. All this would serve to ‘foster the availability of reliable information’.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 18, 2021
It was a historic milestone in the area of rights related to copyright. In 1961, the protection of the rights related to copyright started playing an economic role, thanks to the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (“Rome Convention”).
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The IPKat
JULY 4, 2022
In 2019, the EU legislature introduced an EU-wide related right (Article 15 of the DSM Directive , on which see Katposts here ) for EU-based press publishers in relation to online uses of their press publications by information society service providers, including news aggregation services, social media, and search engines.
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. This law shows once again the tension and concerns involved in balancing freedom of expression on the one hand with copyright protection on the other hand.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Repair and maintenance information is often crucial for the repair of today’s increasingly complex and computerised products and devices. The InfoSoc Directive’s non-mandatory exception for the “uses in connection with the repair or demonstration of equipment” suggests an avenue for enabling wider access to repair information.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works. For instance, copyright protection has been denied to photographs taken by paparazzi and photographs of sport events.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JANUARY 3, 2023
31, 2022): When an individual’s decision to disseminate an Instagram post is the “very thing the article [is] reporting on,” the use of the Instagram post and its copyrighted material in the reporting has been deemed sufficiently transformative to support a fair use defense. Wallster, Inc. Redbubble, Inc., LEXIS 198181 (C.D.
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