TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Then this April, after failing to improve enough on IP protection to warrant praise from the United States in its Special 301 Report, Bulgaria approved a draft law that in part would criminalize pirate site operators. A year later, it appeared that Bulgaria was still interested in receiving U.S.
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. Law 4996/2022 was implemented into the Greek legislation EU Directive 2019/789.
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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).
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 16, 2022
ISPs are generally required to block pirate sites’ IP addresses and/or tamper with DNS to prevent customers from accessing them, but legal processes vary from country to country. Lithuania Makes Official Announcement. Rightsholders in EU member states can request injunctions against intermediaries to mitigate online infringement.
LexBlog IP
MAY 4, 2022
As a result, the royalty-free music providers licensed GEA (through GRAMMO) to collect on their behalf the equitable remuneration of article 49 in relation only to television and radio broadcasts. The direct licensing of in-store music was not covered by the agreement.
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). Introduction. Such remuneration is payable only to CMOs. Legislative background.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2021
EU Parliament, Draft report on IP Action Plan. On 30 September 2021, the EU Parliament adopted a draft report that welcomes the EU Commission’s aims set out in its EU IP Action Plan. Coming soon and latest referrals.
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