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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

These issues have stalled negotiations for many years since the Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performance held in Beijing in June 2012. 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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The WIPO Files I: the quest to protect user rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

For most of its existence, international copyright policy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has focused on the creation and harmonization of exclusive rights. This led the Committee to embark on a decade-long process of commissioning expert studies relating to L&Es.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

According to Section 30, the holder of copyrights may license all or part of his rights to another party. The 2012 Amendment included a new Section 31(c), which grants statutory licenses to anybody creating a “cover version” of the original work.

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Bulgarian ISPs Will Block Pirate Bay & Zamunda, But Not Before a Fight

TorrentFreak

Neighboring Greece approved blocking measures in 2012. In the end that wasn’t necessary as the blocking instructions against ArenaBG were withdrawn. In other EU countries, site-blocking plans were quietly gaining traction and would continue to do so. ” Bulgarian ISPs Fight Back One of the ISPs, identified only as ‘N.1’

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Book review: International Copyright and Neighbouring Rights

The IPKat

In particular the new edition includes coverage of: • The adoption of two new international treaties: the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled 2013, in relation to exceptions and limitations; and the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances 2012.

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Cambodia and its RCEP Accession

IP and Legal Filings

In November 2012, in Cambodia, at the 21st Asean Summit, the RCEP discussions were launched. Introduction. The 19th Asean meeting, which took place in November 2011, saw the introduction of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Now, by November 2019, all involved nations hope to have a pact finalised and signed.

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The Orphan Works Directive is broken but the Commission won’t fix it!

Kluwer Copyright Blog

‘Laziness by Ramón Casas, provided by the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, available here’ In August 2020, a review of the Orphan Works Directive (2012/28/EU), or OWD, was initiated by the European Commission.

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