TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

With over 142k members, the ‘AI Hub’ Discord server is a thriving community that opens the door to lots of AI-related content. This is a highly controversial topic in the music industry, with many insiders suggesting that commercial use of these models could breach copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

It does seem like the topic of AI and copyright was everywhere in the copyright world last year. While some digital topics have been known to cause a great commotion in copyright circles only to later sink practically without a trace, unless I am mistaken, the issue of the copyright implications of AI is different.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This state of play was only disrupted in 2004, when Chile first proposed to WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) that it explore the issue of limitations and exceptions (L&Es). These studies have focused on different categories of L&Es (i.e.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For a long time, pirate site blocking was considered a topic most U.S. lawmakers may be more receptive to revisiting this topic. lawmakers may be more receptive to revisiting this topic. Fmoviesz Demonstration Temple points out that most of the site’s visitors come from the United States. Issa adds. . ‘U.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As the Directive does not have direct effect, it has been transposed into the national design regimes, with each Member State adopting its own approach to implementing the Directive. In the Commission’s proposal , the so-called Repair Clause is the hottest topic. The overlap with other IP regimes could prove to be problematic.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

The OSMR transposes the revised Audio-Visual Media Services Directive into Irish law, which requires Member States to ensure that VSPSs take appropriate measures to protect young people from harmful content and protect the general public from illegal content. Also contributed to by Gavin Dowd.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

This takes into consideration the wider dissemination in member states of broadcast programs originating in other member states for the benefit of users throughout the European Union. To introduce a mechanism of extended copyright licensing. Audiovisual works are excluded.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 18, 2022

The community-driven platform has “subreddits” dedicated to pretty much every topic you can think of. They delete spam, remove off-topic content, and make sure that ‘unauthorized’ content is swiftly removed. With more than 300,000 members, it isn’t always easy to spot all problematic content.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Since the G20 doesn’t have a fixed secretariat, it changes every year and comes from a different group of member countries. The Presidency’s job is to coordinate the G20’s priorities by talking to the other member countries and staying updated on economic developments.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In turn, crafts and industrial products are protected by EU Member States on the basis of national legislation, including national GI rights and collective marks. EU Member States (especially those that expect having few GIs) may derogate from the national phase: the application will then be submitted directly to the Union phase.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The perennial topic of anguish, anger, anxiety, annoyance, etc amongst patent attorneys and litigators, alike. So, very similar to the national courts of most EPC contracting states. Accelerated EPO oppositions. With the Unified Patent Court (UPC), a new dimension arrives. Cue, Kat Friend, Sir Robin Jacob ( UCL ).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence On 27-29 October 2021, it will then be the time of another online conference devoted to the topic of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence. It will be delivered in 3 afternoon (CEST time zone) sessions.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We invite you to join members of Henderson Franklin’s Business & Tax team on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, for an event aimed to equip attendees with valuable knowledge when contemplating strategic moves in this corporate arena. She is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Click here to download the brochure.

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The IPKat

MARCH 10, 2024

Conferences and Symposia Copyright conference in Namur, Belgium (8 – 9 April) Organized by the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union in Namur, the main theme of the conference is the action of the EU and its Member States in favour of fair remuneration of authors, performers and creative industries in the digital content landscape.

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The IPKat

MAY 13, 2022

7 June 2022 marks one year from the day when all EU Member States were due to have implemented the DSM Directive 2019/790. fundamental rights, competition law, consumer protection, property law, unfair competition), your familiarity with (some) of these topics will be an asset. The DSM Directive 1 year on, online.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2023

Christian Engström went on to become the first Pirate Member of the European Parliament, with Amelia Andersdotter taking the second seat in 2011. “The accused stated that he downloaded the music mainly for his own use, but also for other users to download,” the statement reads.

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The IPKat

APRIL 13, 2022

A significant number of EU Member States is yet to complete the national transposition process, despite the deadline of 7 June 2021. In all this, existing national transpositions already show significant divergences in the Member States’ approaches to the implementation of the Directive.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriend Marianna Ryan (Edwin Coe and King's College London) on the topical issue of how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are to be treated and what IP issues come with them. Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 26, 2023

It requires that hosting services, and relevant competent authorities, move quickly to identify and remove terrorist content online, as well as facilitating cooperation between other member state authorities and Europol.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In this case, certain deviations from the law on cooperatives (Law 1667/1986) are explicitly provided for in article 8(3) of Law 4481/2017 – for example, that: the operation of such cooperatives is possible on a panhellenic level; both natural and legal persons can participate as members of the cooperatives; and. Emphasis added.).

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 25, 2022

According to this piece from Illinois State University, Open datasets continue to grow in importance. Nature reports on a poll showing increased support for OA publishing among US Faculty Members. Go-to resources for staying current on OA topics and developments: EurekaAlert! Over at Scholarly Kitchen, A.J.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

It’s no secret that the Motion Picture Association (MPA) views site-blocking measures in the United States as the logical next step in their perpetual campaign against piracy. Working with U.S. “To make that happen, we need to keep doing what we do best: telling a compelling story,” the head of the MPA explained.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 20, 2023

He will also be responsible for liaising and cooperating with the European Commission and Digital Services Coordinators of other Member States, to allow for the effective and consistent supervision and enforcement of the DSA throughout the EU.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 24, 2023

There was a range of programming at Design Day, including remarks from Derrick Brent, Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Karen Young, Director of TC 2900, who delivered the “State of the Design Technology Center.” Design filings in FY 2021 up 17.6%

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2024

While no communication appears to have been received from the communications regulator on that topic, AGCOM has managed to find time to fine ASSOProvider for obstructing AGCOM’s supervisory activities. More Piracy Shield Controversy The news that AGCOM has sanctioned ASSOProvider first appeared on the ISP association’s website.

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The IPKat

JULY 19, 2022

The stated aim of the workshop, which took place at the end of June, was to provide users with "clarity" on description amendments in view of some recent conflicting decisions on the topic from the Boards of Appeal. Earlier this year, IPKat reported on the EPO's advertised workshop on description amendments ( IPKat ).

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2022

Harper continues with the topic of IP as complex phenomena in Chapter 2. Zappalaglio’s contribution covers the history of EU sui generis regime (including its roots in national systems of EU Member States), the bureaucratic procedures to register a GI, as the concept of origin in EU GI law.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In this book, Laura Ford draws on macro-historical sociological theories, to trace the development of intellectual property from antiquity to the modern nation-state system, showing how this infrastructure of power emerged. Intellectual property, like law and the nation-state project, is lovely and brutal.

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IIPRD

APRIL 2, 2024

The India- EFTA agreement involves negotiations between India and EFTA member countries, which include Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. x] This is especially troubling as many of the world’s top biotech and pharmaceutical companies are based in Switzerland and Norway, two notable EFTA members. [xi]

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

Following the example of the United States, the EU started publishing its very own piracy watchlist a few years ago. The popular social media platform is used to discuss virtually every topic imaginable and pre-release music piracy is no exception. This ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ is put together by the European Commission.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Inclusion of the traditional knowledge-requirement was proposed in 2015 by the African Group of Member States. The opposing part of the Committee feared that a clause as the one proposed would curtail the purpose of the DLT, namely, to streamline and simplify the processes of filing for design rights across Member States.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Within this broad and overarching topic, we intend to identify and discuss three subtopics in the form of three interactive panels: (1) SME Sustainability Governance: Private & Public; (2) The Role of Intellectual Property in Sustainable SME Innovation; and (3) SME Sustainability Regulation and Incentivization. Keynote Speaker.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Minister recently stated that appointments to the Media Commission will be announced in the near future. For more information on this topic, please contact Andrea Lawler, Partner, Commercial & Technology, Amaia Moore, Solicitor, Commercial & Technology or any member of A&L Goodbody’s Commercial & Technology team.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The TRIS notification procedure requires Member States to notify certain draft legislation to the European Commission and other Member States before its adoption, so as to ensure the draft legislation complies with EU law and market rules.

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The IPKat

MAY 25, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Hanne Kirk and Jakob Plesner Mathiasen (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on the topic of 'grand rights' in a recent Danish decision. Grand rights are recognised as being 'in a league of their own' and are usually personally managed by the author.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Findings from the legal practice of the member states and considerations on interpretation in European law ". The event will focus on topics like digital platforms, investment in electronic communications infrastructures, Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and Artificial Intelligence. More information can be found here.

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The IPKat

APRIL 27, 2023

Patents Annsley Merelle Ward reported on the Berichten Industriële Eigendom Symposium 2023, which featured a panel comprising Dutch UPC judges and a member of the drafting committee of the Rules of Procedure which addressed topics such as the Rules of Procedure and the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court.

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