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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Up to now, only sound fixations enjoyed this protection (see the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty – WPPT – approved in 1996 and in force since 2002). An example of this would be the work carried out by AISGE – a Spanish organisation that manages dubbing actors’ intellectual property rights in Spain and abroad.

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Copyright versus privacy: the CJEU rules that access by a public authority to data associated with an IP address can be justified

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The possibility of linking such data with files containing information that reveals the title of protected works, in cases where the same person repeats an activity infringing copyright or related rights, must be subject to review by a court or an independent administrative body.

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The next chapter in the “Metall auf Metall” saga – Pastiche to be clarified by the CJEU

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Members of the band Kraftwerk brought an action against these acts of reproduction and distribution, claiming infringement of their copyright and their related rights as performers and phonogram producers of “Metall auf Metall”. 24(1) UrhG is incompatible with the exhaustive list of copyright exceptions and limitations in Art.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

The IPKat

DESIGNS The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (OLG Düsseldorf) sent a referral to the CJEU (Case C-684/21) on the role of alternative designs in the examination of Article 8(1) of Regulation 6/2002. Background, analysis and comments are provided by GuestKat Anastasiia Kyrylenko.

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Transposing the DSM Directive: the draft Swedish implementation of Article 17

The IPKat

The first interesting feature of the Swedish proposal is that it does not use the exact same wording of the Directive insofar as safe harbour availability is concerned: the bill seems to provide for the inapplicability of Article 14 of the Ecommerce Directive to the activities within the scope of Art 17 of the DSM Directive … and beyond.

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Navigating the Global Intellectual Property Landscape: Key Treaties and Agreements

IIPRD

7] WIPO Treaties ‘The WIPO Copyright Treaty’ and the “WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty” became effective in 2002, [8] marking a notable milestone in enhancing copyright and related rights protection globally, showcasing substantial advancements and international collaboration. 8 (1994): 2621–29. [8] 20, 1996, S.

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Disclosure of Pirates’ Identities “Compatible With EU Privacy Laws”

TorrentFreak

Discussion and Reasoning In the opinion of AG Szpunar, there is a need to reconcile the rights at issue; the protection of private life and personal data on one hand, and the right to property enshrined in Article 17 of the Charter , which the graduated response mechanism seeks to uphold by protecting copyright and related rights.

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