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Should the EU unify copyright laws?

The IPKat

Kat (re-)unification Should the EU unify the copyright laws of its Member States and introduce, over thirty years after the start of the harmonization process, a unitary copyright title? In 2015, the European Commission itself called unification of copyright laws “ a long-term target ”. Can copyright be next?

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European Copyright Society (ECS): Comment on Copyright and the Digital Services Act Proposal

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Against this background, the European Copyright Society (ECS) issued on 17 January 2021 a comment on “Copyright and the Digital Services Act”. Copyright law accounts for most content removals from online platforms and search engine result lists, by an order of magnitude. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture by Professor David Vaver – “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond”

IPilogue

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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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Copyright Office by year for the last 10 years. Copyright Office while register the software aspect of the designs (e.g., source code) under copyright law. Copyright Office, there is no need to concern about the leakage of the deposits. Here is the number of mask works registered with the U.S.

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Sony’s Ancient Lawsuit vs. Cheat Device Heads in Right Direction – Sony’s Defeat

TorrentFreak

Sony Wins Early But Cooler Heads Prevail Software quite rightly receives protection under copyright law but in Datel, Sony wants a ruling that outlaws the modification of variables generated by software that only ever exist in RAM and form no part of the underlying copyrighted source code.

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[Guest post] Harmonized technical standards under EU copyright: the Public.Resource.Org judgment

The IPKat

HTS and EU law The EU “New Approach” policy distinguishes between legal and technical requirements: the Commission sets the “essential” legal requirements for health and safety; the three European standards bodies (ESOs), including CEN, produce voluntary HTS upon request from the Commission (as per Article 10 of EU Regulation 1025/2012 ).

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Copyright Office by year for the last 10 years. Source : www.copyright.gov/history/annual_reports.html Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 # of MW 33 0 20 156 27 25 28 84 279 203 Even though the number of registered mask works is not enormous, they are still an important component of chip companies’ IP portfolio.