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A musical box infringes author’s moral rights, says the French Cassation Court

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In recent years, they also became the protagonist in a protracted litigation that reached the French Cassation Court. During his lifetime, Trenet assigned his economic rights to these songs to his music publisher, Editions Raoul Breton. He claimed the infringement of Trenet’s moral rights, namely the integrity right in the work.

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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

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Unlike the Swedish and German referrals, the Romanian one has not been made in the context of a dispute concerning works of applied art (which is refreshing), but rather in relation to the protectability of a critical edition of a work. Translated into copyright language: a critical edition is an example of derivative work.

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A Work in Progress: CCC and Artificial Intelligence

Velocity of Content

We explored the webinar topics in more depth, and the following is our edited and abridged conversation. Rowland: Yes, there are different rights and issues that might arise in input to training the models versus outputs. We’re developing solutions, but we’re not in a position to say more right now. Rowland: Yes.

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Monday Miscellany

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Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

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This Kat is pleased to review the “ Overlapping Intellectual Property rights ”, edited by Neil Wilkof [full disclosure: a member of the IPKat team], Shamnad Basheer, and Irene Calboli (OUP, 2023, 864 pp.). The volume is a beautiful testimony to the work of late Shamnad Basheer, who co-edited the first edition.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 17- July 23)

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on 17 July, 2023 (Commercial Court Bengaluru) Image from here The suit was filed by the plaintiff seeking directions from the court to take down the trailer of the cinematograph film “Hostel Hudgaru Bekagiddare” alleging violation of her personality and moral rights.