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The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

Kashishipr

In simple terms, IP is a category of property that includes the intangible (i.e., Such creations may include literary and artistic works, designs, names, inventions, etc. Copyright’s relationship to IP is that it is just another form of IP, like trademarks, patents, and industrial designs.

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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. In the view of the BGH, an infringement of the film producer’s related right does not require that a copyright protected part had been used.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In order to bring readers up to date on earlier developments, over the next few days we will be republishing in four parts an article (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law from 2015 to 2019 organised by topic. This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights.