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Joseph E. Walsh Jr. and Michael Kella Offer Protective Steps for Software Purchasers in The Licensing Journal

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Software products often have more than one author or developer, and layered copyright ownership. Recently published by The Licensing Journal, the article at the link below breaks out five key issues to keep in mind when considering a major software purchase. READ THE ARTICLE IN THE LICENSING JOURNAL HERE.

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3 Count: Italian Shutdown

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Sci-Hub is a site that provides access to academic journals and articles for free. 3: Repudiation of Ownership Costs Pulp Fiction Photographer Copyright Claim. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Finally today, Daniel R. Mello and Margaret A.

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Study on Copyright and Scientific Publications: Encouraging Access and Re-use

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Current practice in scientific publishing requires copyright assignments or the issue of exclusive licenses by researcher-authors to publishers. National copyright contract rules imposing limitations on the licensing of copyright in future works may obstruct OA mandates. Current EU copyright framework.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

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However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.” The next step is to determine whether ownership ever transferred to another party.

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What if? Discussing the Elsevier Ltd. And Ors v Alexandra Elbakyan and Ors in the Multiverse of Substantive Copyright Arguments

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In the context of certain questions that arose in the proceedings, Tanvi then brings up an interesting hypothetical i.e. what if the defendants had challenged the ownership of the copyright early on, instead of the attempt to amendment later on. Tanvi is a second-year student pursuing BA LLB at the National University of Juridical Sciences.

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Copyright as an Access Right: Concretizing Positive Obligations for Rightholders to Ensure the Exercise of User Rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

licenses for specific uses). Rightholders can, for example, choose whether to license an e-book or an e-journal to a library, or whether to provide licenses to educational establishment to play music and audio-visual works for educational purposes. 7(1) and art. 17(7) CDSM Directive.

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Balancing Innovation: India’s Views for Pharmaceuticals in the Efta Trade Deal

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vi] This is where governments use ‘compulsory licensing’ to ensure access to affordable drugs in public health emergencies and foster innovation, where patents and monopolies gained through it has prevailed. Studies have established a correlation between TRIPS-plus provisions and increased drug prices in importing nations. 7, 2024). [ix]