SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

Dr VRR Ayyar’s book, “Present at Creation: The Making of Internet Treaties (1996)”, published in 2021. And it’s published under a creative commons license, with the text available on his website here. There is however one stand-out entry that looks like it will be of interest to several of our readers.

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The IPKat

MARCH 18, 2023

A discount for IPkat readers has kindly been provided by the publisher, please see below for the code. It provides an outline of the basic legal principles and how the IP system works. To the contrary, the format of the book offers the intended reader an elegantly accessible way to dip into other areas of IP for example.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

17/2023/ND-CP offers guidance on various copyright matters related to ISP liability and enforcement measures, including disclosure of customer information. ” Hollywood studios and publishers of Japanese anime and manga have long complained of difficulties enforcing their rights in Vietnam. .

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

EU Copyright Directive : Can synthetic data adequately mitigate the IP infringement risks associated with the use of “real-world data” in training AI models under the EU Copyright Directive? 1] Directive (EU) 2019/790 of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market, OJ 130/92, pp.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As always, readers can vote for books in five categories: Patents, Copyright (including related rights and performers’ rights), Trade Marks (including Geographical Indications), Designs and Intellectual Property (any book that covers more than one type of IP). You can check out the previous nominees and winners here.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

UNION-IP will hold an event, titled "What Does My Claim Cover? 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.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

This seems to have pushed EU Member States towards compliance – the latest examples here are the Irish European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021 (19 November), the Italian Decree (published on 27 November), and the Estonian Act implementing the Directive (8 December).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 21, 2022

The first edition was published in 1990 and it is now in its 6th edition, updated from its previous version which was published in 2015. In addition, the book contains chapters on related rights such as moral rights, civil and criminal proceedings, contracts and other forms of protection.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Last year saw the introduction of Law 4996/2022, which brought significant changes to IP legislation in Greece, amending several provisions of the existing Copyright Law 2121/1993 as well as Law 4481/2017 on Collective Management. This article was originally edited by, and first published on, www.lexology.com.

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Garrigues Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Nobody questions the fact that IP laws need to be enforced on the internet. Portuguese Law 82/2021 has been published on November 30, dealing with the supervision, control, removal and impediment of access in a digital environment to protected content, trying to make it a safer and more regulated place for right holders.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

Running from 29 October 2021 to 7 January 2022, the “ Artificial Intelligence and IP: copyright and patents ” consultation formed the latest round in an ongoing national conversation between the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and interested stakeholders (see here ). A third alternative: the related rights approach.

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IP Whiteboard

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Countries and organisations around the world are paying greater attention to the intersection of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and intellectual property ( IP ). The UK Intellectual Property Office ( UK IPO ) recently put out a call for views on the implications of AI for IP policy and conversely, the impact of IP on AI.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

dishes and seasonings) as works of IP. (1) Culpable IP infringement The copyright holder is eligible for compensation and restitution of their moral damages in case of culpable IP infringement. Compensation presupposes culpability and infringement of IP (or related rights) (i.e.,

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As reported in February 2022, notices published on the Lumen Database referenced well over one hundred pirate sites, all of which had been previously blocked for copyright infringement under the orders of the High Court in London. Voluntary Deindexing Confirmed Elsewhere in Europe. Lithuania Makes Official Announcement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission (EC) published a Proposal for a ‘Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act)’. The Institute acknowledges that the Data Act Proposal seeks to strike a balance between promoting access to and sharing of IoT data and protecting other conflicting rights.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 30, 2022

This post is the second instalment of an analysis of the ‘very short extracts’ (VSE) carve-out to the press publishers’ right set forth in Article 15 of the CDSM Directive. The provision has been transposed into French law through a separate instrument , which added a new chapter to the French IP Code.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

While enjoying (or not) this heatwave, check the latest IP events and opportunities to be cool for the summer! Experts from different countries and regions will be sharing and exchanging insights on various areas of IP. closing dinner), IP Lunches (incl. Diversity and Inclusion Today, Would you like some IP with your Wine?,

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2022

Perfect timing for our Sunday rundown of key IP events and opportunities for the rest of this month and the start of June! Each year, the LIDC examines two topical questions on competition law and IP/unfair competition law. IP Question: 'Green IP': What is the role of intellectual property in sustainability?

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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 article was originally edited by, and first published on, www.lexology.com.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

While sports events, as such, are not protected by copyright and related rights, the origanisers of these events may benefit from specific protection under national law. The next step in the legislative process are the trilogue meetings between the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council to agree on a final text.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Most significantly, “the development of blockchain technology” has been accepted as a legal business activity by the Indonesian standard industrial business categorization code, which was published in 2020. They may file a claim for damages and/or for the cessation of all conduct relating to the use of said mark.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

The IPKat has published several posts over the past two weeks! COPYRIGHT Katfriend Moritz Sutterer posted on a new competition tool that the German Competition Authority recently tried out against Google in relation to press publishers' neighbouring right.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Act mandated the creation of two Collective Management Organizations, or CMAs, one for representing the interests of the authors and the other to safeguard the interests of related rights owners. Indonesia – You Can Not Publish A Cover Song Without Permission! 1] 1995 (1) ARBLR 555 Delhi. [2] 10.21831/jss.v16i2.31055. [4]

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2022

From a copyright perspective, surely that image is a ‘work’, but could it be also regarded as original enough to warrant protection under that IP right (without considering related rights in accordance with Article 6 of the Term Directive )?

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The claimant had duly published a fee schedule for businesses who may have wished to use the musical works (such as cafes, restaurants, coffee shops, refreshment rooms, fast-food restaurants, coffee-patisseries, internet cafes, etc). This article was originally edited by, and first published on, www.lexology.com.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 28, 2024

Image via Pixabay The AI Law Proposal: general context and subject matter On 23 April 2024, the Italian government published the text of a draft law introducing regulatory provisions concerning the use of Artificial Intelligence systems to the Italian legal system (“AI Law Proposal”) ( here ). The Draft Proposal introduces: in Art.

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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

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This eagerly awaited AG Opinion was published on 15 July 2021. 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. This seems to have pushed some EU Member States towards compliance, as at the end of September Portugal became the latest country to publish a national transposition proposal for the Directive.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2021

Under the Copyright Law, certain copyright and related rights are subject to mandatory collective management, meaning that they can be exercised only through a collective management organisation (CMO). Further, they have the right to choose whether they will join a Greek or a foreign organisation, and if so, which CMO that will be.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

At the end of 2021, YouTube’s first Copyright Transparency Report 2021 (“Report”) was published. A vanishing right? The Sui Generis Database Right and the proposed Data Act by Paul Keller. [T]he T]he European Commission published its proposal for a Data Act. 17 DSM Directive 2019/790 (“DSMD”). .

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Indeed, the Spanish transposition of the CDSM Directive , which was approved overnight by means of a Government Decree published on the 3 rd of November and which entered into force the following day, came with some surprises, including an apparent carve out from the liability exemption granted in Art. 17(4) of the CDSMD. According to Art.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

According to PM, the specific musical repertoire in question was not represented by any collective management organisation (CMO) in Greece or abroad and, therefore, no copyrights, related rights, performance rights, or any other rights of third parties were owed. or idaroussou@metaxopouloslaw.gr ).

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

Accordingly, the Court held that the holder of the IP right to a computer program cannot object to the resale of a copy thereof where such a copy is accompanied by a licence for unlimited use, whether material or immaterial. This article was originally edited by, and first published on, www.lexology.com. 2916/2022. (2)

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2022

In order to carry out this activity, company A signed contracts with certain suppliers from which it acquired all of the copyrights and related rights regarding the specific musical repertoire. This article was originally edited by, and first published on, www.lexology.com. Endnotes. (1) 1) Law 2121/1993. (2) 3) Decision No.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

YouTube II ” concerned the infringement of the right of communication to the public as per Article 3 of the Copyright Directive (2001/29) in relation to copyright and related rights in various music tracks. Facts The BGH decisions were based on different factual situations.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. The BGH assumed that an infringement of the related right of the film producer had occurred.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

The adoption of the Directive on Copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market ( Directive (EU) 790/2019 , CDSM Directive) brought about important changes in the distribution of rights and responsibilities in copyright law. This post was originally published on the Digital Constitutionalist here.

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