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Right to Research (“R2R”): An Independent Right with an Imposed Dependence in Copyright Law?

SpicyIP

The query around r2r in general is not a new one – see for example Appadurai’s widely cited 2006 paper by the same name, or SPARC’s Coalition formed back in 2009. Lokesh attempts to find grounding for it in Indian law through the current post. a user right under copyright law. Lokesh Vyas.

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Fair Use for Documentaries in US Copyright Law: Brown v Netflix

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v. Google, Inc.

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EU copyright takes it all … including Article 2(7) of the Berne Convention: AG Szpunar advises CJEU to rule that EU Member States can no longer rely on reciprocity clause for works of applied art

The IPKat

Vitra's DSW chair One of the cornerstones of international copyright law – specifically: the Berne Convention (BC) – is the principle of national treatment under Article 5: authors who are nationals of a Berne Union member state are eligible for protection under the law of other member states at the same conditions as nationals of those countries.

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Organized Crime Unit Arrest Suspected Sky TV Pirate – What About His Users?

TorrentFreak

Rightsholders and their anti-piracy partners have faced an uphill struggle trying to convince the UK public that streaming copyrighted content from illicit sources is illegal. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. He has since been released under investigation while enquiries continue.”

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Copyright Hygiene for Digital Content Creators

Velocity of Content

In my first post in this series, after discussing the basics of good copyright practice for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to look at the DMCA and how it may be seen as a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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De Minimis & Copyright Infringement : Where To Draw The Line?

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright infringement and De Minimis are often replaced to complement each other. However, de minimis is sometimes used as a defence in a copyright lawsuit. More often than not, the lawsuits filed for copyright infringement are cases of de minimis and thereto, get dismissed on the anvil of frivolity. INTRODUCTION.

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The public lending right in Greece: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Once upon a time, back in 1993, public lending was introduced in Greece as an exclusive right, an (easy and cost-free for the State) implementation of the Directive 92/100 (later codified by Directive 2006/115). The ‘Snow White’ and the seven (and ½) dwarves: the current legal regime In November 2022, Law 4996/2022 (Of.