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

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The author gave food for thought on the reproduction of works of art on book covers, on possible moral rights in the discussion, and on Walter Benjamin's notion of the "aura" of a work. Reminder: last call to vote for your best IP book of 2021 by participating in the poll here !

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Book review: Guidebook to Intellectual Property + discount code

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The fourth part explains copyright and related rights including performers rights and moral rights as well as confidential information. The fifth part is aptly titled ‘Miscellaneous Matters’ and covers an array of related issues including customs seizure, privacy, database rights, exhaustion of rights and competition law.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

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The authors look at the issue from the perspective of US and EU approaches to database protection. Their analysis is especially relevant in light of the criticism of the EU sui generis database rights and recent plans to revisit the EU Database Directive.