Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In August 2022, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a study on EU copyright and related rights and access to and reuse of scientific publications, including open access. Current EU copyright framework. In this post, its author provides a brief outline.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 26, 2022

1: Court of Appeals Rules That a Timely Filed Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Can Recover All Damages, No Matter How Long Ago They Occurred. 3: Authors Advised to Lodge Police Complaints on Copyright Violations. However, according to the government, the DCRR is strictly for recording copyright and is not responsible for enforcement.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music. INTRODUCTION.

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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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SpicyIP

JUNE 2, 2023

D Bansal, alleged that the novelization of the screenplay and the publication of the novel is in violation of the plaintiff’s copyright as per Section 51 of the Copyright Act. The First Owner of the Copyright of a Screenplay in a Film – the Author or the Producer?

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

However, the ensuing craze and notoriety generated by many high-value NFT transactions has revealed a slew of unanswered legal copyright questions and issues. However, de facto they merely owned proof of ownership without any proprietary value, as all copyright and any related rights were retained and not granted upon purchase.

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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. However, it is undoubtedly imperative for online content creators to know the ABCs of copyright terminology for safeguarding their unique content.

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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). This is made worse by the difficulty in accessing funds to purchase licenses for online resources from publishers.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? It should be noted at the outset that, on the one hand, some commentators hold the view that TDM would not even be covered by copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

Copyright: WIPO. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. of the draft allows a contracting Party to limit the rights of a broadcasting organization from another contracting party, when that contracting party provides fewer rights.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The first 2 posts covered copyright and trade marks. Also in January in Kenya, a call for public participation on the Draft Copyright Tribunal (Procedure) Regulations , 2022 was issued, allowing the public to review and comment. 102, outline the criteria for Collective Management Organizations to determine license fees for music usage.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Those versed in the intersection between IP rights and technology know that computer programs protection has always caused inevitable frictions IP law. Additionally, all proprietary and open source software licensing rely on copyright protection. ML models are learners that generate an output by making inferences from data.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2024

In-person event on standard essential patents (SEPs) in Turin The Italian branch of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) is holding a one-day event on SEPs and their upcoming reform. The event will take place on February 27 and the registration is available here. The conference, to be held in Italian, will take place in Turin on February 5.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

Published in late 2021, Dr R.V.Vaidyanatha Ayyar’s 421 paged “ Present at Creation: The Making of Internet Treaties 1996 ” is perhaps the first book that focuses on the negotiating history of the two 1996 Internet Treaties – the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT).

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Also, article 18(3) of Law 4481/2017 states as follows: Management fees of the collective management organisation shall not exceed the justified and documented costs in managing copyright and related rights. Management fees should not exceed, on average, 20% of the gross rights revenue of the collective management organisation.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

These classifications are then used, among other things, to establish what business licensing is necessary for a given industry. Under the Indonesian regulatory regime, ESPs are subject to various requirements and obligations related to, among other things, the. cross-border transfer of personal data. electronic data deletion.

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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. The direct licensing of in-store music was not covered by the agreement.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2021

After legal analysis, the referring court indicated that it is inclined to find in favor of the copyright holder on both questions (ie, that the operation of the online video recorder constitutes a communication to the public and thus copyright infringement under the InfoSoc Directive). 2(a) and (e) and Art.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, the Court rejected the action as: not legal, insofar as it concerned the protection of recipes as works of intellectual property; and unfounded, because recipes are assimilated to ideas and not to works enjoying copyright protection under Greek (and EU) law. It defines the extent of protection.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

This post is brought to you by Oprah Nwobike , who is a lawyer and doctoral researcher at Brunel University London focusing on copyright and artificial intelligence in the music industry, under the supervision of IPKat's Dr Hayleigh Bosher. This has become a lingering question in the minds of consumers of online content.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

and Copyright in Graffiti and Street Art). Its massive use brings legal consequences for classic IP rights and offers real challenges in particular to trade marks, copyright and related rights and patents. closing dinner), IP Lunches (incl. Diversity and Inclusion Today, Would you like some IP with your Wine?,

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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 ). Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash. or should they go?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

On 29 October 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched a public consultation looking at how the copyright and patent regimes should deal with artificial intelligence. That call concerned patents, copyright and related rights, designs, trade marks and trade secrets. Photo by Rock’n Roll Monkey on Unsplash.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Database Directive and Open data directive have a shared history, going back to the late 1980s when the European Commission first got serious about copyright in the internal market ( Van Eechoud 2021). So effectively, the 2013 directive already curtailed public sector bodies’ copyright and sui generis rights in data.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

If adopted in this form, such a provision would significantly strengthen the position of creators and rights holders to prevent or license the use of their works for the purpose of training generative AI models as foreseen in the CDSM Directive. Copyright Office on August 30. Opting out – but how?

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Thus, the COVID 19 pandemic has underlined the importance of waiving patents and other IP-related rights linked to healthcare products, vaccines, and scientific processes to ensure the accessibility of the same on a global level. Image Source:gettyimages]. Highlights of the WTO TRIPS waiver proposed by South Africa and India.

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IP Whiteboard

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The consultation covers five key areas of IP – patents, copyright, designs, trade marks and trade secrets. Copyright and related rights. copyright protection for AI software. for training AI) or increased facilitation of licensing. for training AI) or increased facilitation of licensing.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. German copyright law stipulates that the author is entitled to appropriate remuneration for every use of their work (Section 32 UrhG). Claims under copyright law. Protection of technical measures (Section 95a UrhG).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

In previous posts on this Blog we have analyzed some developments in Italy with regards to private and administrative enforcement against illicit distribution of copyright content over the Internet and the use of the dynamic injunction, with special focus on the protection of live sport events. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

In addition to significantly changing the Portuguese Copyright Code , the Decree-Law also affects Law 26/2015 on collective management organizations and Decree-Law 122/2000 on databases, and creates a new dispute resolution mechanism called “specialized institutionalized arbitration and mediation in matters of copyright and related rights”.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 1, 2023

A 218/24.11.2022) implemented into the Greek legal order Directives (EU) 790/2019 (hereinafter DSMD) and 789/2019 (as well as Directive 2006/115 on the public lending right, but this is another (lengthy) story…). A major part of the amendments concerns Chapter 4 of Law 2121/1993, which regulates exceptions and limitations to copyright.

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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. The rapporteur is very well-known to all copyright enthusiasts – Mr Axel Voss. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. UKIPO, Consultation on AI and IP.

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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. Section 53A).

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azrights

AUGUST 11, 2022

As AI platforms like Midjourney , or Dall-E2 are widely adopted the question that is increasingly being asked is about the copyright position. It’s possible to create striking artistic images, music, poems and the like using Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms so people naturally wonder who owns the rights in the output?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Part I of this post discussed the changes to copyright contract law and the new text and data mining exemption provisions that formed part of the 2021 copyright law reform. Part 2 explores further exemptions for users of works, new aspects of the right of communication to the public and the press publishers’ right.

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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. The AG suggests that the private copyright exception applies in the cloud, but a separate levy may not be payable. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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