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BREAKING: First CJEU referral on press publishers’ related right (Italian-style)

The IPKat

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law.

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A Proposal to leverage Article 17 to build a public repository of Public Domain and openly licensed works

Kluwer Copyright Blog

We have recently published a white paper , authored by Julia Reda ( Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte ) and Paul Keller ( Open Future ) that proposes to build a public repository of Public Domain and openly licensed works. This provision was added later in the negotiations to address widespread criticism from civil society and academia.

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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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[Guest post] New Ukrainian Law on Copyright and Related Rights

The IPKat

Here's what Kateryna and Liubov write : New Ukrainian Law on Copyright and Related Rights by Kateryna Militsyna and Liubov Maidanyk Last year, the Ukrainian copyright reform got on its fast track. In July the Ukrainian parliament approved one of the legislative proposals on copyright and related rights as a basis.

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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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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

However, de facto they merely owned proof of ownership without any proprietary value, as all copyright and any related rights were retained and not granted upon purchase. For instance, CrypToadz is a prominent CC0 NFT project wherein the artwork related to the NFT is in the public domain.

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The Portuguese Government completes the transposition of the new European Copyright Directive

Garrigues Blog

However, the government has introduced amendments and additions to the “old” Portuguese Code of Copyright and and Related Rights (CDADC), incorporating special features in the Portuguese law with respect to the wording and legal regime of the Copyright Directive. 47/2023, of June 19, 2023.