Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

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.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

We soon realized that information about the changes to copyright law over time – which would be especially useful for empirical studies – was lacking. There have been many studies describing differences in copyright exceptions between countries, such as those by Seng , Crews , Hilty & Nérisson , and the WIPO Secretariat.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

The existing TDM exceptions under UK copyright law. This shifts the analysis not so much with regard to the scope of the exception or the licensing mechanism, but instead, as Strowel and Ducato argue , towards considering the scope of the reproduction and extraction rights with respect to copyright and database.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

But much like George Washington’s army, even though Flo & Eddie lost many individual battles, they ultimately won the war, as their quixotic litigation campaign prompted Congress to grant protection to pre-1972 sound recordings equivalent to that provided to newer sound recordings under federal copyright law. 3d 14 (2d Cir.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Despite the judiciary’s efforts to address the concerns under current intellectual property laws like copyright and trademark, the absence of relevant and specific provisions for the protection of personality rights has started to pose a serious threat. 44-53, [link] [1] Judge K.S. Puttaswamy v.

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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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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. iii] While intellectual property remedies are painfully slow, the internet is on the cutting-edge of fast paced communication. xxiv] Intellectual property law recognizes a limited monopoly-esque property right for the creator.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Top 3 Kluwer Copyright Blog posts. 1) The Rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Role of Copyright Law – Part II by Peter Mezei , João Pedro Quintais , Alexandra Giannopoulou and Balázs Bodó. In this Part II we discuss copyright law aspects of NFTs, with a focus on the EU copyright acquis.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law. Usually, judges with a specialist knowledge of copyright law issue the decisions because among German courts, decision making bodies specialised in copyright law have been created. 4] BGH, 11 May 2017, Die Höhner, GRUR-RR 2018, 61. [5]

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

in 2017 to 13% in 2018. Additionally, the Covid-19 epidemic has sped up the process of digitization and renewed debate over online copyright. The 19th century saw the emergence of the phrase “intellectual property.” They need to be accepted by the law. Not all of these advantages are unassailable, though.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Publicity Rights Under Indian IP Law In India, there is no direct statute that governs publicity rights in the intellectual property law regime. However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights. Additionally, Sec. Under this Act, Sec. In another case, Gautam Gambhir v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

It is likely that these numbers only reflect a certain share of unjustified copyright actions, because research suggests that uploaders may not be willing to stand up and complain to YouTube ( Paul Keller op cit., Urban, Joe Karaganis, Brianna Schofield, Notice and Takedown in Everyday Practice ; the underlying data is, however, from 2017).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Jackson , 2017 WL 5629514, *11 (N.D. The problem arises because copyright law is written as an “opt-in” system (no copying without authorization), while the Internet is designed as an “opt-out” system (it allows copying unless it is prohibited). I think this ruling reinforces why the CJPA is preempted by federal copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 26, 2023

According to Section 2(d)(v) of the Copyright Act, the producer of a cinematograph film is considered the work’s creator. [1] This preference for producers in copyright law has recently been questioned. REFERENCES [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [1] [link] [2] Supra note 4 at s.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Another case from 2017 concerned the well-known tubular steel chairs (cantilever), created by Mart Stam. In 2017, the BGH had the opportunity to implement the case law of the CJEU on communication to the public in the area of links in German law, to the extent it concerned links to copyright-infringing content.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

If on taking action following the prevailing laws, the body or authority holds that such goods are liable to be forfeited, the Customs officer will hand over the goods to such body or authority. In 2017, Pakistan amended its Customs Rules, 2001, to incorporate a new chapter that deals with border enforcement of IPRs.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

2017) <[link] accessed on 11 June 2023 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The post The Choice Of Law Debate In Copyright Infringement first appeared on IPLF. Garimella and S. Jolly (eds.)2017)

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Parts 1 and 2 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here and here , and part 4 will be published on the blog shortly. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

My concern is that this instates an individualist romantic author at the centre of European Union copyright law and thus is likely to marginalise collaborative, improvised and spontaneous creativity. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Furthermore, the complaint states that Restoration 1 displays a copyright disclaimer (“Copyright © 2017”) on the page of the website that contains the photo, allegedly asserting that Restoration 1 owns the rights to everything on the webpage, including the photo in question. Continue reading

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

1002 (2017), a case about cheerleading uniforms for most, but an invitation to me to examine the intellectual feast of issues about food porn. Since my 2017 article, there seems to have been great attention paid by legal commentators to efforts to protect recipes. Varsity Brands , 137 S.Ct.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Misuse of copyrighted content: It also includes misuse of copyrighted material, such as using images or content without permission to mislead users. This violates copyright laws and may lead to legal actions for copyright infringement.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

” Since the first statutory Crown copyright provision in section 18 of the UK Copyright Act of 1911, the scope of the right has been further refined to assure copyright protection to “works ‘by an officer or servant of the Crown in the course of his duties.’” ’” Id. As to one, Taggart v.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

Where IP Spring Cleaning Starts : Whether applied to home or office, literally or figuratively, spring cleaning’s cultural, historic, and biological roots have intellectual property law analogs and other legal offshoots. ’ (Op. Neither Marano [v. ’ See, e.g., Google, Slip op. at 24-28, Dissent at 15-17.

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