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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Related rights. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition. This English language article has been published in full already in “Auteurs & Media” 2021/1, page 33 et seq. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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Wednesday whimsies

The IPKat

The New York edition will take place on February 21, and the Washington edition is planned for February 23. Until March 13, the Spanish Instituto de Autor is awaiting submissions on copyright and related rights, written in Spanish, to the 11th Antonio Delgado Award. See here for further details.

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Book review: International Copyright and Neighbouring Rights

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This is a review of the third edition of International Copyright and Neighbouring Rights: The Berne Convention and Beyond , by Sam Ricketson (Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne) and Jane Ginsburg (Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law, Columbia Law School).

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Book review: Guidebook to Intellectual Property + discount code

The IPKat

This is a review of Guidebook to Intellectual Property (seventh edition) authored by Sir Robin Jacob (8 New Square and UCL, Matthew Fisher (UCL) and Lynne Chave (UCL). The fourth part explains copyright and related rights including performers rights and moral rights as well as confidential information.

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Hope For Hollywood? Vietnam Police Raid Movie Piracy Group, Three Arrested

TorrentFreak

Police say Huy and Nhan were tasked with downloading, editing and distributing movies, but offered no specific details in relation to that work. According to the authorities, the men never met in person, since all duties were assigned via Telegram.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

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Anastasiia Kyrylenko commented on a ruling on design and copyright protection of a cat litter tray, which was resolved by the first instance Community design court in Brussels Eleonora Rosati updated readers on a recent referral from an Italian court to the CJEU with questions about the press publishers’ related right under the DSM Directive.

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The WIPO Files I: the quest to protect user rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

For most of its existence, international copyright policy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has focused on the creation and harmonization of exclusive rights. This led the Committee to embark on a decade-long process of commissioning expert studies relating to L&Es. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.