The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Late last month (August), the Kampala Protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related rights within the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) was adopted at a Diplomatic Conference held in Kampala, Uganda. Would a refusal be used as a defence to copyright infringement?
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.
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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”).
Kluwer Copyright Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Related rights. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights. With regard to Section 51 UrhG, the BGH ruled that the right of quotation does not require that the person using the quote critically examines the appropriated work to a significant extent.
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.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Very few jurisdictions expressly provide for copyright in computer-generated works.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Kat friend Jakub Wyczik provides an enlightening discussion of how AI and the law, especially copyright, intersect, with particular attention to the technical operation of AI. Not only do many express wonder about how these systems work, but there is even doubt whether such users even have rights to such outputs.
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