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Protection of Copyrights in Singapore

IP and Legal Filings

Rights related to distribution, reproduction, and public performance and display are among the intellectual property rights which comprise a copyright. The Copyright Act is the primary intellectual property law governing copyright protection in Singapore. Image Source:Freepic].

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NFTs Excite Hollywood But Not Because They Can Solve Piracy

TorrentFreak

“NFTs represent an exciting business opportunity for MPA’s members to promote their core products —motion pictures and television programs — in new ways, expand their merchandise offerings, and connect with their audiences on a deeper level,” the MPA writes. At least, not at this stage.

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EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2023

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With respect to reproduction, the case mostly deals with the legal status of an online service for the retransmission of television services that enables users to access copies of the programs at a later stage through a “replay” function. labelling) on generated output to support right holders of copyrighted work”.

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Statutory Licensing in India in the Age of Online Music Streaming: A Comment on Tips vs. Wynk

Kashishipr

With the onset of the trend wherein users are gradually switching to online streaming to meet their music needs and discarding traditional methods such as radio, television, and music CDs, compulsory licensing for the internet was recognized as a key policy issue by the music industry last year.

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EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

RTL Television, AG Pitruzzella, C-716/20. On 10 March 2022, AG Pitruzzella issued his opinion in RTL Television. On the copyright/trade mark front at the EUIPO, a case on the registrability of the marks ‘ ANIMAL FARM ’ and ‘ 1984 ’ is still pending before the EUIPO’s Grand Board of Appeal. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2021

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On the copyright/trade mark front at the EUIPO, a case on the registrability of the marks ‘ ANIMAL FARM ’ and ‘ 1984 ’ is still pending before the EUIPO’s Grand Board of Appeal. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition. Stay tuned! by Christopher Heath. €

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The Interplay of Big Data and Intellectual Property Rights

Kashishipr

Such collection of massive structured, unstructured, and multi-structured data is due to our constant interaction with smart gadgets and technologies like mobile phones, credit cards, televisions, computers, smart watches, etc. There should be reasonable steps taken to ensure that the said information is kept a secret.