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Please share nicely — From Database directive to Data (governance) acts

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The consultation document restates the fundamental right to intellectual property as the fundamental principle of ‘protection of the intellectual creations of individuals in the online space’ but is otherwise silent on IP. Stage II: The Data Governance Act. But the Data governance act would do more. 1(6) Open data directive).

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The UK government moves forward with a text and data mining exception for all purposes

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The outcome of the consultation is supposed to inform the government with respect to a potential legislative reform of the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA). With respect to the CGW provision the government has decided to make no changes to the law. The consultation closed in the beginning of January 2022.

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A “pro-innovation” agenda: the UK Government’s Approach to AI and Digital Technology

LexBlog IP

In the UK, the Government has adopted a “pro-innovation” agenda, with the aim of making the UK “an attractive destination for R&D projects, manufacturing and investment, and ensuring [the UK] can realise the economic and social benefits of new technologies as quickly as possible.”

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EU copyright law round up – second trimester of 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The study focuses more narrowly on the Computer Programs Directive , the Database Directive and the Trade Secrets Directive with a view to enhancing interoperability. Council of the EU, Data Governance Act. With respect to the UK computer-generated provision under s.9(3)

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Top 10 Posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

A vanishing right? The Sui Generis Database Right and the proposed Data Act by Paul Keller. [T]he The proposal is the second major element of the European Data Strategy presented in 2020 and complements the Data Governance Act that is expected to be formally adopted this spring. [The] Part II is available here.