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Understanding Compulsory Licensing and Access to Essentials

Kashishipr

There is a constant debate of balancing the monopolistic rights against the right of public access to essential commodities like pharmaceuticals and medical products. This is where the concept of compulsory licensing gains popular attention. What is Compulsory Licensing? Reasons for Granting Compulsory License.

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3 Count: Time’s Side

Plagiarism Today

Finally today, Chhun Sunly at the Khmer Times reports that, in the nation of Cambodia, the government is encouraging authors to report issues of copyright infringement to the local police, not the Department of Copyright and Related Rights (DCRR). The post 3 Count: Time’s Side appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry clarifies Current IPR Regime Sufficient for AI Works Protection

SpicyIP

Whether the government has taken any steps to address concerns raised by creative writers and artists in their lawsuits against AI-powered Large Language Models, especially regarding issues such as the source of training, systematic theft, violation of moral rights, threat to livelihoods, and royalty payment.

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France Mulls Instant IPTV Blocks, €750K Fines & New Piracy Crime of ‘Incitement’

TorrentFreak

The dispute still isn’t settled, but after DAZN reportedly paid an estimated 70 million in licensing fees owed for February alone, one aspect of the current crisis was at least kicked a little further down the road. The scope of potential punishments appears to leave prosecutors and the courts with plenty of room for maneuver.

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Open Access Book on Negotiating History of the WCT and WPPT by Dr. R.V.V. Ayyar

SpicyIP

And it’s published under a creative commons license, with the text available on his website here. ” Interestingly, it turns out that our very own Prashant Reddy seems to have been a trigger for the writing of the book!

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How artificial intelligence works in relation to copyright

The IPKat

Of course, this does not affect some restrictions on using someone's programs, but it is just a matter of choosing the proper license (e.g., In the interim, at least, related rights, trade secrets, or protection against unfair competition, might provide some helpful alternatives. [A Disco Diffusion under MIT and Apache 2.0 ).

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Rights to distribute and reproduce the work exclusively, as well as the right to grant a license that will allow the copyright holder to collect royalties, are included in this property. According to Section 30, the holder of copyrights may license all or part of his rights to another party.

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