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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Related rights. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights. An exhaustion of the right of distribution under Section 69c No. Reporting on current events (Section 50 UrhG) and right of quotation (Section 51 UrhG). Exception provisions.

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[Guest post] CJEU: New licensing rules for the provision of guest TVs in Germany?

The IPKat

The dispute and the question referred to the CJEU are mainly based on the fact that the concept of “communication to the public” within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC is divided into several rights in German law, that can all be licensed separately. Kat enjoying TV. FCJ, case no. I ZR 21/14 - Königshof).

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Private Copying Levy for Social Purposes – Draft Changes in Poland and Compatibility with EU Law – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Legal arrangements concerning a system of fees compensating creators, holders of related rights and their successors for permitted personal uses based on the provisions of Article 5(2)(b) of Directive 2001/29 have functioned unchanged in Polish law since 1994.

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

The third defendant was licensed to produce and market the disputed foods and spices under its own name and at its own expense, paying a fixed fee to the plaintiff for each individual product sold. Compensation presupposes culpability and infringement of IP (or related rights) (i.e.,

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The Resolution of the European Parliament on protection of live sport events

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In this sense, the Legislative Decree 9/2008 relating to “Discipline of ownership and marketing of audiovisual sports rights and relative allocation of resources” acknowledges that the professional league and the clubs are joint owners of the audiovisual rights relating to matches.

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Austrian Supreme Court finds YouTube not responsible for copyright infringements by users

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Following the ECJ ruling, the Austrian Supreme Court denied a communication to the public in the sense of Art 3 para 1 EC Directive 2001/29 (respectively § 18a Austrian Copyright Act). According to the ECJ’s judgment, YouTube does not have to automatically check every video for copyright infringement. by Alexander Puutio. €

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The Orphan Works Directive is broken but the Commission won’t fix it!

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The Orphan Works Database contains 6,031 works as of March 6th 2023, whereas a 2001 estimate showed for instance that up to 1.25 The OWD and the CDSM Directive’s OOCW provisions now coexist as two distinct options that cultural heritage institutions can rely on for clearing rights. billion periodicals could be orphan works.

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