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European Copyright Directive: Which Stage is the European Union At?

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On 19 April 2019, the European Parliament and Council adopted the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market. Even though national laws require due diligence obligations of diverse scopes, each nation’s laws and practice will ascertain the meaning of the “best efforts”.

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What is the Copyright Status of AI Generated Works?

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So, if you’re intending to use an unusual, highly distinctive image generated by AI, you may want to do some due diligence to establish that there is no obvious infringement. Section 178 Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) introduced this law in 1980s. If so, that image would infringe copyright in the original.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

According to the BGH, the specific design of the cards and consoles manufactured by the plaintiff constituted effective technical measures within the meaning of Section 95a (2) and (3) No. This does require a violation of a due diligence obligation, however. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition.