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The IPKat
MAY 7, 2024
Kat (re-)unification Should the EU unify the copyright laws of its Member States and introduce, over thirty years after the start of the harmonization process, a unitary copyright title? Indeed, in 1997, the proposal for what would be eventually adopted as the InfoSoc Directive in 2001 was released.
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
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Therefore, as regards a portrait photograph, the protection conferred by Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29 cannot be inferior to that enjoyed by other works, including other photographic works. This concept of reciprocity is a well-established adage not only in copyright law but also in design law as demonstrated elsewhere.
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.
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. To celebrate the publication of Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JULY 27, 2022
Source: European Copyright Society. Almost 3 years after the adoption of the Digital Single Market ( Directive (EU) 2019/790 ) (CDSM Directive), its transposition by the Member States (MS) has proved to be a significant challenge. The Society is not funded, nor has been instructed, by any particular stakeholders.
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