TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2025

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 IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

Here’s what Henning writes: Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law by Henning Hartwig I. USM Haller modular furniture In 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), for the first time, had to decide on issues revolving around the protection of different categories of works under European copyright law.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Despite the relatively limited legislative harmonization, over the past several years the copyright laws of individual EU Member States have nevertheless become more and more harmonized, also thanks to the pivotal role played by the Court of Justice of the European Union (which I examine here ).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Welcome to the third trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 ) was that doing so would undermine the copyright protection of the standards at issue. Stay tuned!

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

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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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

For example, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) registered 191 mask works between 1990-2001. Copyright Office while register the software aspect of the designs (e.g., source code) under copyright law. Copyright Office, there is no need to concern about the leakage of the deposits.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Copyright law may diverge from what the artist originally intended. The composer died in 2001 and left a detailed estate plan to ensure that his family members get a share of royalties from his songs. The Deal with Copyright Termination. The US Copyright Law also defines the heirs entitled to serve a termination notice.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2024

The book that is going to change copyright law? After the referrals in Mio [IPKat here and here ] and USM Haller [IPKat here ] , another referral asking about the meaning of originality in EU copyright law has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): it is the referral from Romania in Institutul G.

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IPilogue

JULY 21, 2021

copyright laws by copying their source code, it also complained that Hytera infringed the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act. Hytera served as a distributor for Motorola until 2001. Hytera Corp. Not only did Motorola Solutions allege that Hytera violated U.S.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2021

2021 is a momentous year for EU copyright law: it is the 30th anniversary since the adoption of the first ever copyright directive (the Software Directive 1991/250) and the 20th since the passing of the seminal InfoSoc Directive 2001/29.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Welcome to the second trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 ) was that doing so would undermine the copyright protection of the standards at issue. Stay tuned!

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IIPRD

MARCH 1, 2023

This right emanates from the personhood theory of copyright law which forms the basis of moral rights and has been accepted throughout the world. India, being a member of the Berne Convention, adopted this principle as an addition to its copyright laws in 1994. University of Illinois Law Review, January 1, 2019.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

While the European Design Protection Directive and Regulation require EU Member States to apply copyright and design right cumulatively, several countries outside Europe exclude or severely restrict copyright protection of industrial designs. The wording of Directive 2001/29 is sufficient in itself” [para. That’s basically it.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a 2019 federal district court’s ruling that held a French court’s ruling was unenforceable due to a conflict in copyright laws between the countries. This, however, was reversed in 2001 with a ruling against Wofsy, who became responsible for 10,000 francs per infraction.

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The IPKat

JUNE 16, 2024

Background In 1999, Cattelan contacted Druet to create 8 wax sculptures, including amongst others La Nona Ora (1999) , La Rivoluzione Siamo Noi (2000) , and Him (2001). The authorship of some of Cattelan’s best-known wax sculptures. Over time, the relationship between Druet and Cattelan deteriorated (to put it mildly), until it ceased.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 21, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit analyzed the fair use doctrine of US copyright law in a dispute for recognition of a 2001 French judgment relating to a finding of copyright infringement of certain photographic works featuring the art of Pablo Picasso.

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IPilogue

JUNE 30, 2022

The lawsuit was filed in 2001 when the defendants were found to have registered the domain name ‘www.sholay.com’ for its website. As stated above, Canadian copyright law also does not protect titles of works. based company, as well as its Indian affiliates and founders. What about Canada?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

For example, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) registered 191 mask works between 1990-2001. Copyright Office while register the software aspect of the designs (e.g., source code) under copyright law. Copyright Office, there is no need to concern about the leakage of the deposits.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 15, 2021

The Polish Ministry of Culture has announced draft changes to the Polish copyright law on the collection and division of the private copying levy (also known as the blank media tax or levy). In Part I of this set of posts, I describe draft changes to the Polish copyright law on the collection and division of the private copying levy.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

The BGH had previously worked on the basis that ‘Stoererhaftung’, as the implementation of Article 8(3) of the Copyright Directive (2001/29), had to be interpreted in line with the Directives but that perpetrator and participant liability, for example, did not. That has now changed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

For example, we must resolve when duct-taping a banana to a wall infringes copyright. This case involves Morford’s 2001 artwork named “Banana and Orange.” The court displayed the respective artworks: Morford sued Cattelan for copyright infringement. The short answer should be “never.” VINDICATED!!!

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Starting off with the copyright exceptions, she writes about how the Standing Committee Report views the exception to infringement under Section 52 as widely scoped and detrimental to the publishing industry and authors. India’s Accession to the Locarno Agreement: Amendments to the Design Rules, 2001 & Other Impacts.

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The IPKat

JUNE 17, 2023

Would you say that Cattelan’s work (realized for an exhibition in Miami in 2019) is an unauthorized reproduction of the 2001 work below, titled Banana and Orange , and thus an infringement of the copyright vesting in it? Of course, that is not all: Comedian has in fact also sparked litigation in the USA.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 29, 2021

In December 2019, Scott Hervey wrote about the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by the writers of the song “Playas Gon’ Play.” The song was released by the girl group 3LW in 2001 and included the lyrics “Playa, they gonna play / And haters, they gonna hate.”

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The IP Law Blog has been tracking the progress of the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, the writers of “Playas Gon’ Play” by the girl group 3LW (released in 2001). (See See “Taylor Swift Keeps Fighting the ‘Players’ and the ‘Haters’” and “Hall v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

In this part II we discuss two additional aspects, with a focus on UK copyright law and the EU copyright acquis. The First Sale Doctrine in the Metaverse The first sale doctrine, also referred to as the ‘ principle of exhaustion’ , is a longstanding tenet of copyright (and more in general intellectual property) law.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 16, 2021

The Polish Ministry of Culture has announced draft changes to the Polish copyright law on the collection and division of the private copying levy. The draft law on the rights of professional artists will significantly change how the private copying levy system has been functioning in Poland so far.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2024

Mr. Kadirgamar traces it back to 1970 when WIPO conducted two surveys: one, on the teaching of industrial property law and the second on the teaching of copyright law teaching. As Mrs. Bela Banerjee noted in her 2001 report , “ At that time [i.e., Please let us know if any reader is aware of the same). But did it?)

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Another option is to use “public copyright licenses,” probably the most widespread of which are those promulgated by the good folks at Creative Commons, which are notionally derived from those common in the “ open source ” (software) communities.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 27, 2022

Against this background, the European Copyright Society (ECS) issued on May 2022 a comment addressing selected aspects of the implementation of the new mandatory exceptions of Articles 3 to 7 of the Directive (drafted by Jonathan Griffiths, Tatiana Synodinou and Raquel Xalabarder). All ECS opinions are archived here: [link].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

ALLEA agrees, and therefore favours copyright rules that allow for OA publication of (partially) publicly funded research with immediate access and no embargo. Negotiate future deals considering national and EU copyright law. 3 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, 2019/790: [link]. [9] 8] (a) Art.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 24, 2023

The name was Napster, and in its wake, it left a transformed landscape of music consumption and copyright law. And that’s where the tumultuous saga of copyright law begins. With millions of copyrighted songs being shared for free, artists and record labels weren’t exactly singing in jubilation.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

That copyright was found to have been infringed by the creators of an ‘interactive dining experience’ which used Del Boy and the other main characters from ‘Only Fools and Horses’, one of the most successful British TV comedies of the 1980s and 1990s. The Infringement.

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

In RAAP a Member State had adopted a limitation on the basis of the WPPT (which the EU is a party to) and subsequently set it out under its own national law. The AG concluded that the scope of Article 2(7) BC is not a matter of EU law, but rather of international copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Assigned the case for the third time, the BGH then referred to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of the relevant EU law ( BGH, 1.6.2017 – I ZR 115/16 ; commented here ). 30) would render the provision obsolete, since the mere style is not protected by copyright law. 5 InfoSoc Directive.

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