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UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

The IPKat

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? Recital 8 acknowledges, on the one hand, the value and potential of TDM but, on the other hand, notes the restrictions that copyright and related rights pose to the doing of TDM activities without a licence.

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Nigeria amends its Copyright Act to ratify outstanding copyright treaties and address other issues

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[The inclusion of “such as” here did not cause much, if any, furore in Nigeria unlike in South Africa where the proposal to have “fair use” instead of “fair dealing” alongside “such as” in listing permitted activities under the fair use provision has continued to generate strong opposition].

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ).

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The InfoSoc Directive and the Right to Repair: exploring the boundaries of a lesser-known copyright exception

Kluwer Copyright Blog

At least one medical device manufacturer took issue with the online library and sent iFixit a cease-and-desist letter, citing its exclusive rights under copyright to reproduce and communicate the repair information online. Citing the U.S.

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2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 3 (Copyrights and More)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

31, 2022): When an individual’s decision to disseminate an Instagram post is the “very thing the article [is] reporting on,” the use of the Instagram post and its copyrighted material in the reporting has been deemed sufficiently transformative to support a fair use defense.

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Generative AI and copyright: Convergence of opt-outs?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Most of the public discussion about the legal status of using copyrighted works to train generative AI systems has focused on an increasing number of lawsuits challenging current practice under the U.S. copyright system and whether the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI systems constitutes fair use.

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The New Greek Teaching Limitation after the Implementation of the DSM Directive: A New Era for Teachers, Students and Educational Establishments?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

A 218/24.11.2022) implemented into the Greek legal order Directives (EU) 790/2019 (hereinafter DSMD) and 789/2019 (as well as Directive 2006/115 on the public lending right, but this is another (lengthy) story…). A major part of the amendments concerns Chapter 4 of Law 2121/1993, which regulates exceptions and limitations to copyright.