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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

Information Technology Act,2000. The Information Technology Act of 2000 [hereinafter referred to as the “IT Act”] regulates the intermediaries or Internet Service Providers (ISPs) involved. Copyright owners, on the other hand, are barred from exercising their copyright law rights.

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‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Text and data mining The first among these changes concerns, in Part 2 of the Regulations, the introduction of a text and data mining exception for purposes of non-commercial research into the Copyright and Related Rights Act (CRRA) 2000 (cf. Section 53A).

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3,682 Pirate Sites Blocked to Protect Creators; More Importantly, Did it Work?

TorrentFreak

After appearing on the USTR’s Priority Watch List in 2000 and 2001, Malaysia quickly showed “significant improvement” and was moved to the less oppressive Watch List a year later.

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The Bizarre Career of Damien Hirst

Plagiarism Today

In 2000, Hirst was sued by a toy manufacturer over a sculpture he made that resembled a toy that they sold. As long as an artist like Hirst doesn’t copy so significantly as to run afoul of copyright law (while targeting someone with the resources to fight back), they’re usually given a pass.

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Copyrightability Of Designer Clothes And Costumes

IP and Legal Filings

If any person imitates the ideas of any other creator, he would said to be infringing the original artist’s design and the copyright thereof. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws. What Is Copyright? Case Studies Rajesh Masrani v.

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[Guest post] Interpreting Article 17 of the Berne Convention: An unexplored emergency provision in international copyright law?

The IPKat

Here’s what Lokesh writes: Interpreting Article 17 of the Berne Convention: An unexplored emergency provision in international copyright law? This can include the provisions in copyright laws of countries that can arguably be used for public emergencies. 28 of 2014 ), the Dominican Republic (Article 48 of Law No.

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European Copyright Society (ECS): Comment on Copyright and the Digital Services Act Proposal

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Regulation on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act, DSA) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC. Against this background, the European Copyright Society (ECS) issued on 17 January 2021 a comment on “Copyright and the Digital Services Act”.

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