IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Professor Vaver spoke on the origins of fair dealing in Canada and its differences and similarities in comparison to the American legal concept of “fair use”, its evolution throughout the history of Canadian common law jurisprudence, and its potentially far-reaching future beyond Canada and copyright law. .

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This article explores the essentials of copyright licensing in podcasting, debunks common myths, examines relevant case laws, and provides actionable steps to ensure compliance while maintaining creative freedom. Failure to secure appropriate permissions for these elements can result in copyright infringement claims.

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The IPKat

APRIL 3, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a guest contribution by Desmond Oriakhogba on the new Copyright Act 2022 signed into law by Nigeria's President. The reform process is now complete with the recent assent to the Bill, as the Copyright Act 2022, by the Nigerian President.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

When Italy-based torrent site TNTVillage launched in 2004/2005, the BitTorrent file-sharing scene was driven by passionate people with their own unique visions, often centered around specific content niches. The site was a true passion project but in 2006 it suffered a setback when law enforcement authorities seized the site’s server.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The AAs’ IP enforcement norms (modelled on Directive 2004/48/EC , Regulation 608/2013 , and Directive 2000/31/EC ) did not only favour IP rightholders. Moldova and Ukraine have been mostly copy-pasting the AA norms into their national laws (a pattern one can also observe in some EU Member States, when they implement EU Directives).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Copyright Anastasiia Kyrylenko discussed the recent interpretation of Article 4 of Directive 2004/48/EC by the CJEU in relation to possibility for collective management organisations to bring, in their own name, actions for copyright infringement on behalf of the right holders. Here is what you missed last week on the IPKat.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 5, 2021

Yet Access Copyright has returned to its longstanding playbook of downplaying Supreme Court decisions and misleading its own members in the process. On the contrary, it leaves copyright licensing in the education sector alive and well.” That continues with the response to last week’s Supreme Court of Canada decision.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2022

According to the court, ad blocking doesn’t involve any unauthorized duplication and/or reworking of copyrighted computer programs, as defined in Germany’s copyright law. With this 2004 message, the movie industry hoped to turn illegal downloaders into paying customers. — 10. So why are you pirating?

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

4] Copyright Act 1957 [5] Sports.ndtv.com/football/bastian-schweinsteiger-sues-hong-kong-company [6] Indiatoday.in/sports/singapore-billionaire-acquires-ronaldo-image-rights ii] 2003 VIIAD Delhi 405, 2003 (26) PTC 245 Del, 2004 (1) RAJ 10 [iii] The Trademarks Act, 1999. [iv] iv] The Copyrights Act, 1957. [v]

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Copyright infringement is the violation and piracy of an author’s exclusive right through the unauthorized use of a Copyright-protected work. Section 15 (1) (a)-(g) of the Copyright Act, C28, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“LFN”), 2004 , provides several acts that amount to copyright infringement in Nigeria.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

Because they were created by the authors, the exam questions are unique in the sense of copyright laws. The court ruled that the plaintiff’s copyright cannot be denied just because other examiners have asked questions akin to hers. can have copyright. 5] Appeal (civil) 6472 of 2004. [6] 6] [2004] 1 SCR 339.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

All copyrights, except one, expire.*. Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about. employer for hire.” (As

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

However, the CJEU mentioned in “ Coty/Amazon ” the first sentence of Article 11 and Article 13(1) of the Enforcement Directive (2004/48) as being relevant, and specifically the term infringer, which can also include indirect infringers. This question has not yet been answered by the CJEU.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In August , Nigeria’s National Assembly passed the Bill for an Act to Repeal the Copyright Act, Cap C28 LFN, 2004 and enact a New Copyright Act 2022. As part of the ruling, the judge ordered MCSK to register afresh with KECOBO in accordance with copyright law. Some consideration of those issues here.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 3, 2021

.” The decision removes any doubt that the Supreme Court remains strongly supportive of user’s rights in copyright and vindicates years of educational policy in shifting away from Access Copyright toward alternative means of ensuring compliance with copyright law.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2022

Under article 8(1) of the Enforcement Directive (Directive 2004/48/EC) a claimant in infringement proceedings can request a court to order certain parties to disclose information. TB did not counter this argument and failed to submit any evidence to demonstrate the existence of the claimed copyrights.

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The IPKat

MARCH 10, 2024

2024 European Copyright Society (ESC) Conference on conflict and trust in the European copyright system (24 May) The 2024 ECS conference will address current conflicts over the scope and enforcement of European copyright law and look for ways to resolve them in a trustworthy manner and with a balanced outcome.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 24, 2023

1985) [2] 1957 [3] India Law, Analysis of Doctrine: Sweat of the Brow’ vs ‘Modicum of Creativity’ vis-à-vis Originality in Copyright Law <[link] [4] [1900] A.C. Jackson, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (1 Dover Publications, Inc. 539 [5] [1964] 1 All ER 465 [6] 499 U.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash 2021 saw a very active German Bundesgerichtshof (“BGH” – Federal Supreme Court) in the area of copyright law. This article covers the most relevant copyright law decisions of the BGH from that year. Part II will cover claims under copyright law and collecting societies.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2021

the defendants, for copyright infringement. In 2004, Mr. Hendley wrote and published a book called The Black Donnellys: The Outrageous Tale of Canada’s Deadliest Feud (the “ Outrageous Tale ”) , which cited The Black Donnellys as authority for many of the historical events detailed in the book.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Claims under copyright law. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

Parody is tricky, both as an art form and as a matter of copyright law. Kermit the Frog and Robert De Niro on SNL (2004). Did SNL go too far? Any effective parody requires the audience to immediately recognize the underlying work held up to ridicule. Jason Segel and the Muppets on SNL (2011).

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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. Then in 2004, IIT Kharagpur’s Rajiv Gandhi School of IP came into being with generous funding from US billionaire Vinod Gupta.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

First, the 2012 reform of fair dealing largely codified existing copyright law, which included private study and research as fair dealing purposes. The caselaw on Canadian copyright is unequivocal. Any act falling within the fair dealing exception will not be an infringement of copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash Part I of this annual post reporting on the copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof covered decisions in the areas of copyright protection and exploitation rights, as well as exceptions and limitations. IV. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq.

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The IPKat

MAY 8, 2022

Here's what Hanne writes: Second time is a charm: Danish design company wins plant box war by Hanne Kirk On 22 April 2022, the Danish Eastern High Court handed down its decision in yet another dispute concerning applied art and the question of originality and infringement under copyright law. article 3).

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Intepat

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Retroactive and Prospective Assignment Agreement A prospective transfer of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is dependent on the occurrence of future events and is most commonly used in copyright law. Similarly, for Copyright law, the assignment agreement should be in writing and duly executed. In Ramesh L. Vadodaria v.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

” In 2004, video game publisher Capcom contacted MKR, the film’s producer, to inquire about about obtaining a license to use elements from the film in one of its games. Bottom line is that the masks were equally freaky, but not substantially similar as a matter of copyright law. Dawn of the Dead.

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Intepat

APRIL 19, 2023

SCOPE OF PROTECTION UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW The Copyright Act, of 1957 defines “ literary work ” under section 2(o), to include computer programs, tables and compilations including computer databases. Copyright can protect certain kinds of CRIs, mainly computer software inventions.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Upendra Baxi, COPYRIGHT LAW AND JUSTICE IN INDIA Author(s): Upendra Baxi Source : Journal of the Indian Law Institute , October-December 1986 , Vol.28,No.4Published 4Published by : Indian Law Institute Stable URL : [link] , 28 497 (1986). 4 Published by : Indian Law Institute Stable URL : [link] , 28 497 (1986). [10]

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 17, 2021

The interpretation of the term ‘obtaining’ already had this effect in the first 2004 decisions on the sui generis right [2] but since then the CJEU’s tone on the rights was, as in copyright law, for an expansive interpretation (see Husovec’s 2014 criticism of the Innoweb ruling ). One way or another, it will be interesting. [1]

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Author: Nandini Biswas, in case of any queries please contact/write back to us at support@ipandlegalfilings.com or IP & Legal Filing [1] Duijnstee v Goderbauer; ECJ 15 Nov 1983 [2] Mariano Municoy, ‘Allocation of Jurisdiction on Patent Disputes in the Models Developed bythe Hague Conference in Private International Law: Asymmetric Countries and (..)

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 20, 2024

The facts of the case are all too familiar by now: in 2004, German band Kraftwerk took hip hop producer Moses Pelham to court for copyright infringement after he sampled two seconds of their song “Metall auf Metall” and looped it in Sabrina Setlur’s track “Nur Mir”.

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Barry Sookman

MAY 4, 2020

a curious male crested black macaque” named Naruto was denied copyright protection for a photograph by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Naruto v Slater 888 F.3d 2004), a U.S. Nonetheless, the selection of the contents by the creating group met the requirement of creation under the copyright law. In the U.S., “a

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Weve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so its a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The judgment said that Copyright law is not intended to curtail access to information.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 13, 2021

00-cv-6068, 2004 WL 434404 (S.D.N.Y. 8, 2004), held that a political advertisement’s parody of a popular MasterCard commercial was a noncommercial use because the candidate used the original work “as part of his communicative message, in the context of expressing political speech.” Another SDNY case, MasterCard Int’l Inc.

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