The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

With the adoption of both the Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) and the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Union has moved away from the notice-and-takedown model for copyright enforcement and content moderation. More information here. More information to come.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

The introduction of Law 4481/2017 into the Greek legislation aimed to regulate the collective management of IP and relative rights, thus amending the EU Collective Rights Management Directive. (1) This is logically not possible if the works used are not controlled or managed by the CMO requesting information.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Mili Baxi, on the development of a publisher’s right in digital media. Her areas of interest are Information Technology law, Intellectual Property law, Media & Communication Law, and human rights law. . Image from here. Introduction.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Also, article 18(3) of Law 4481/2017 states as follows: Management fees of the collective management organisation shall not exceed the justified and documented costs in managing copyright and related rights. Management fees should not exceed, on average, 20% of the gross rights revenue of the collective management organisation.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

2121/1993 on “Copyright, Related Rights and Cultural Matters” ), as well as L. 4481/2017, on “Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights” ( ΦΕΚ Α’ 100/20.7.2017 ). As it introduces a new related/neighbouring right for press publishers (PPR), the provision has been placed in Section VII of L.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Much has been said about the press publishers’ right, introduced by Article 15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM). An important but relatively neglected flaw is its silence on the features of the licensing mechanism that Member States may and shall adopt for the management of the press publishers’ right.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Exceptionally, copyright accommodates other forms of licensing that restrict the author’s individual exercise of rights. For instance, in the 2019 copyright reform, the European legislator used the mechanism of mandatory collective management of the retransmission right (art. 12 DSM Directive). 12 DSM Directive).

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2022

The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law (IFIM) at Stockholm University is proud and delighted to announce its new, in-person event to be held in English at Stockholm University on Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the topic: 'The DSM Directive 3 years on: The Polish challenge to Article 17 and the national transposition maze'.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Further information about the 2022 Conference Program and registration can be found here. For more information and to register, click here. The event's website contains information about the registration and programme. Further information about the event and registration is available here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Much has been said about the press publishers’ right, introduced by Article 15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM). An important but relatively neglected flaw is its silence on the features of the licensing mechanism that Member States may and shall adopt for the management of the press publishers’ right.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

And it’s published under a creative commons license, with the text available on his website here. Secondly, India was counted as a developing country and at the same time it was in 1996 a significant producer and exporter of films and information technology products and services for which copyright is vital for survival.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In the quaint days of 2019, when the EU issued its Digital Single Market Copyright Directive (DSM) , much attention was focused on issues such as a news publishers’ right and the obligations of platforms to take down infringing materials. What about the words “all rights reserved?” This language leaves many questions unanswered.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Unless these rights are contractually assigned or licensed, it is for the authors, and the institutions that employ them, to determine the conditions under which their works are to be published, reproduced, and otherwise used (including by way of OA) – not for the publishers. 8] (a) Art. 18, (b) Recital 74 and (c) Art.3 9] (a) Art.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

In light of criticism following the announcement of the political deal – and renewed warnings that the AI Act risks will hamper innovation in the European market – there may still be room for debate over the final terms of the AI Act before ratification. [13] 4(1) and 4(3). 4(1) and 4(3).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

It could be copyright infringement to continue serving photos from servers after the license expired. From the Copyright Office : The Copyright Office “does not recommend adopting additional copyright-like rights for press publishers in the United States. . * Evox Productions, LLC v. Verizon Media, Inc., 2K Games, Inc. ,

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.• Image source: iStock]. MOCI Regulation No.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The relevant act, seeking to bring Ireland in line with the Directive, is the Statutory Instrument 567/2021 ‘European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021’ (hereinafter ‘ the Regulations’ ). The Irish legislative transposition finally became law on 19 November 2021. Section 53A).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

As such, the exemption is reduced to a priority for individual licensing. VGG, an extended collective licensing mechanism, something which is set out as optional under EU law (see below). The new related right for press publishers (Sections 87 et seqq. d) Caricature, parody and pastiche.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2021

This said, based on what is already available, it is apparent that the provisions that the EU legislature adopted in 2019 to establish a ‘Digital Single Market’ will be implemented in different – if not altogether creative – ways across the EU. Examples of the latter are the articles on authors’ and performers’ contracts (Articles 18 to 23).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

The third defendant was licensed to produce and market the disputed foods and spices under its own name and at its own expense, paying a fixed fee to the plaintiff for each individual product sold. Compensation presupposes culpability and infringement of IP (or related rights) (i.e.,

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Watermarking , i.e. the ability to add information and embed it directly into a product, signal or digital file. Fingerprinting , i.e. extracting and analysing recognisable features/information of a digital content (audio or video) to identify and assign some of its unique inherent characteristics.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

The term includes, according to the decision, all forms of marketing of the copy of the computer program that include a right of time-limited use for a price. Such usage aims to provide to the rights holder the possibility of receiving remuneration corresponding to the economic value of the copy in question. (4) 2916/2022. (2)

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

Further information is available here. The website of the event contains information about the programme and registration. Its massive use brings legal consequences for classic IP rights and offers real challenges in particular to trade marks, copyright and related rights and patents.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

The consultation document restates the fundamental right to intellectual property as the fundamental principle of ‘protection of the intellectual creations of individuals in the online space’ but is otherwise silent on IP. So effectively, the 2013 directive already curtailed public sector bodies’ copyright and sui generis rights in data.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In addition, claims for information are provided for at various points in the UrhG. As far as material damages in the form of an appropriate licence fee are concerned, the BGH confirmed, in a 2018 decision , that the starting point is the fictitious conclusion of a licensing agreement. Claim for information.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

17 is in principle compatible with the freedom of expression and information guaranteed in Art. 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. improve authoritative and updated information on right holders, terms and conditions and licensing opportunities). AG Saugmandsgaard Øe suggests that Art.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

If adopted in this form, such a provision would significantly strengthen the position of creators and rights holders to prevent or license the use of their works for the purpose of training generative AI models as foreseen in the CDSM Directive.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

While the Irish Copyright and Related Rights Act includes a similar provision concerning the authorship of computer-generated works, Irish academics have noted this provision may be inconsistent with the EU acquis.

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IP Whiteboard

OCTOBER 15, 2020

For instance, the traditional principles behind patents (being exclusive rights granted on a temporary basis in exchange for making the details of an invention publicly available), and the usual grounds for establishing infringement of a patent, may not apply where an AI retains these details in a ‘black box’. Copyright and related rights.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

In this sense, the Legislative Decree 9/2008 relating to “Discipline of ownership and marketing of audiovisual sports rights and relative allocation of resources” acknowledges that the professional league and the clubs are joint owners of the audiovisual rights relating to matches.

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