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Navigating User Lawfulness in European Copyright Law: From Lawful Use to Lawful Access

Kluwer Copyright Blog

There is variant terminology: lawful acquirer of a computer program or a person having a right to use a computer program ( Directive 2009/24 ), lawful user of a database ( Directive 96/9 ), lawful use (Article 5.1 However, the concept has proliferated inconsistently, lacking a clear normative content and shape. of the Infosoc Directive ).

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Copyright and the Digital First Sale Doctrine: A Comparative Review

Intepat

This doctrine is mainly pertinent to the physical copies of copyrighted works, such as books, CDs, and DVDs. Digital content can easily be copied which raises the question of whether this doctrine ought to apply to digital works as well. However, the applicability of this doctrine in the digital era is still a matter of contention.

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Sony vs. Datel: Game Cheat Copyright Questions Referred to EU’s Top Court

TorrentFreak

The company’s Action Replay range battled against Codemasters’ Game Genie, with the latter eventually backing out of the market. Datel’s venture into the new world of videogame cheat devices was more controversial. Datel went on to release products for mainstream consoles, facing legal action on the way.

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Supreme Court: Bank Can Terminate Contract Over Lacking Anti-Piracy Measures

TorrentFreak

File-hosting platform 1fichier.com appeared around 2009 and since then has seen no shortage of copyright complaints. Trade Representative as a notorious piracy market. Most recently, it was highlighted by the U.S. The site’s response to takedown notices is seen as insufficient by rightsholders, the USTR concluded.

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Plex Sued for Copyright Infringement by Press Agency

TorrentFreak

The company was founded in 2009 and today boasts 16 million active monthly streaming users, making Plex a serious market player. “Without permission or authorization from Plaintiff, Defendant volitionally copied and/or displayed Plaintiff’s copyright protected Photograph on the Website,” the complaint reads.

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Anti-Piracy Veteran Tim Kuik Retires After Leading BREIN for a Quarter Century

TorrentFreak

In the summer of 2009, hackers from all over the world gathered at an outdoor conference near Vierhouten in the Netherlands. Speaking with TorrentFreak, Kuik recalls that the home video market was just opening up. The downside was that pirates would create bootleg copies. Kuik recognizes this, at least in part.

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Connect 4: Trade Dress Infringement and Secondary Meaning

The IP Law Blog

It apparently conducted market research and discovered that P&P was one of the most successful sellers on Amazon in this category. It further alleged that Johnson Enterprises intended to “deceive the public as to the source or origin” of its game to benefit from “P&P’s goodwill and reputation in the four in a row market.”.

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