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The EU AI Act has been published

The IPKat

JULY 12, 2024

While the AI Act is not IP-specific legislation, it will have a substantial impact on it, notably copyright and trade secrets. IP-related impact Recitals 104 to 109 and Article 53 have a direct impact on copyright. It also sets out a framework for suppliers and deployers of AI systems, with a series of obligations to respect.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

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. Related rights.

Related Rights

Related Rights Law Copyright Copying

Key 2023 update: EU Directive implemented in Greek copyright law

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Last year saw the introduction of Law 4996/2022, which brought significant changes to IP legislation in Greece, amending several provisions of the existing Copyright Law 2121/1993 as well as Law 4481/2017 on Collective Management. Law 4996/2022 was implemented into the Greek legislation EU Directive 2019/789.

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Copyright Law Law Copyright Television

Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While NFT platforms are not yet specifically regulated, they are subject to the provisions on Electronic System Providers (“ESPs”) contained in several regulations, as follows: • Law No. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.•

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[Guest Post] WIPO’s African Group hits the ground running with a Work Program on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2022

WIPO is gearing up for the 42nd session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights and the Africa Group at WIPO has submitted a proposal for a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es). No countries permit cross-border exchange. ” ( EIFL, 2019 ).

Copyright

‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? It should be noted at the outset that, on the one hand, some commentators hold the view that TDM would not even be covered by copyright law.

Government

Government Related Rights Copyright Law

Open Access Book on Negotiating History of the WCT and WPPT by Dr. R.V.V. Ayyar

SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

The officials dealing with copyright were generalist administrators, and expertise on international copyright laws in academia was sparse […]. ” Interestingly, it turns out that our very own Prashant Reddy seems to have been a trigger for the writing of the book!

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Intellectual Property Publishing Copyright Technology

The next chapter in the “Metall auf Metall” saga – Pastiche to be clarified by the CJEU

Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Members of the band Kraftwerk brought an action against these acts of reproduction and distribution, claiming infringement of their copyright and their related rights as performers and phonogram producers of “Metall auf Metall”. In 2019, the CJEU clarified that the exclusive right of the phonogram producer under Art.

Art

Art Copyright Law Copyright Music

Under a New EU-Focused Copyright Law, Musical Artists Currently Earn Nothing

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2023

Harmonization With EU Copyright Law Under the EU-Moldova Association Agreement of 2014, Moldova was required to reform copyright law to meet EU standards. ” The establishment of “an efficient system” for the collective management of copyright and related rights was also mentioned.

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

These include (and may be limited to) Hong Kong ( section 11(3), Copyright Ordinance ), India (section 2(d)(vi), Copyright Act, 1957 ), Ireland ( Art. Registration was refused in August 2019, in line with previous US case law and guidance. We were not aware that the image may have been created by AI” 2.

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Copyright Art Fair Use Registration

Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate

LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

According to PM, the specific musical repertoire in question was not represented by any collective management organisation (CMO) in Greece or abroad and, therefore, no copyrights, related rights, performance rights, or any other rights of third parties were owed.

Contracts

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Artificial Intelligence and copyright: the Italian AI Law Proposal

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 28, 2024

Furthermore, the AI Law Proposal introduces some dedicated provisions on copyright and media-related matters, which are the focus of this post. AI Law Proposal and provisions relevant for copyright In Article 24 of the AI Law Proposal, amendments are proposed to Article 1 of the Italian Copyright Law ( Law 22 April 1941, n.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

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. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. Claims under copyright law.

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Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist

AG Øe advises CJEU to rule that Article 17 is COMPATIBLE with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and should not be annulled

The IPKat

JULY 15, 2021

AG Saugmandsgaard Øe Is Article 17 of Directive 2019/790 (DSMD) compatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights , notably its Article 11 and the principle of freedom of expression and information? Such acknowledgement, continued the AG, would reflect CJEU case law itself.

Copyright

Copyright Law Related Rights Technology

EU copyright law round up – third trimester of 2021

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Welcome to the third trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. On the copyright/trade mark front, a case on the registrability of the marks ‘ ANIMAL FARM ’ and ‘ 1984 ’ is still pending before the EUIPO’s Grand Board of Appeal.

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The Resolution of the European Parliament on protection of live sport events

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

In previous posts on this Blog we have analyzed some developments in Italy with regards to private and administrative enforcement against illicit distribution of copyright content over the Internet and the use of the dynamic injunction, with special focus on the protection of live sport events. million to 30.9 by Tito Rendas. €

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Television Copyright Blogging Law

Please share nicely — From Database directive to Data (governance) acts

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

The consultation document restates the fundamental right to intellectual property as the fundamental principle of ‘protection of the intellectual creations of individuals in the online space’ but is otherwise silent on IP. So effectively, the 2013 directive already curtailed public sector bodies’ copyright and sui generis rights in data.

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The New Greek Teaching Limitation after the Implementation of the DSM Directive: A New Era for Teachers, Students and Educational Establishments?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 1, 2023

A 218/24.11.2022) implemented into the Greek legal order Directives (EU) 790/2019 (hereinafter DSMD) and 789/2019 (as well as Directive 2006/115 on the public lending right, but this is another (lengthy) story…).

Licensing

European Copyright Directive: Which Stage is the European Union At?

IPilogue

JULY 8, 2021

On 19 April 2019, the European Parliament and Council adopted the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market. June 7, 2021 was the deadline for the member states to enact their national laws in accordance with the Directive. Photo Credits: freestocks.org ( Pexels).

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Copyright Copyright Law Due Diligence Law

Training AI models on Synthetic Data: No silver bullet for IP infringement risk in the context of training AI systems (Part 3 of 4)

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

One of the hurdles faced by AI developers that using synthetic data may help overcome arises under the EU Copyright Directive (the “Copyright Directive”). [1] 1] Directive (EU) 2019/790 of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market, OJ 130/92, pp.

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ALLEA Statement on Open Access Publication under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Unless these rights are contractually assigned or licensed, it is for the authors, and the institutions that employ them, to determine the conditions under which their works are to be published, reproduced, and otherwise used (including by way of OA) – not for the publishers. Negotiate future deals considering national and EU copyright law.

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Towards the national transpositions of the DSM Directive: various techniques to. do as you please

The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2021

Beach + sunbathing + copyright = the perfect summer As readers with an interest in EU copyright are well aware, EU Member States had time until 7 June to transpose the DSM Directive 2019/790 [Katposts here ] into their own national laws. Are national legislatures entirely to blame for this? In fairness, not.

Publishing

Publishing Copyright Related Rights Law

CDSM: French transposition Order annulled to the extent that it does not provide for ‘appropriate’ remuneration for authors

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Remuneration of authors under French copyright law before the 2021 Order. There are two possible forms of remuneration under French copyright law: royalties based on the revenues deriving from the exploitation of the work, and, as an exception to this rule, fixed royalties in the form of a lump sum.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

MAY 22, 2022

The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law (IFIM) at Stockholm University is proud and delighted to announce its new, in-person event to be held in English at Stockholm University on Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the topic: 'The DSM Directive 3 years on: The Polish challenge to Article 17 and the national transposition maze'.

Intellectual Property

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Guest Post: Press Publishers’ Rights In Indian News Media Digital Space

SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

The EU took the Intellectual Property route by introducing a related right under its copy right law. Redistribution through IP rights in absence of market failure is doomed to fail as it does not to create incentive.

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Implementing Article 15 of the CDSMD into the Greek legal order: “creative” or further confirmation of the EU press market’s fragmentation?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Introductory remarks The Greek legislator transposed Directive (EU) 2019/790 (CDSMD) with considerable delay, enacting L. 4996/2022 in November 2022 ( ΦΕΚ Α´ 2022/24.11.2022 ), which amended the basic Greek Copyright Law ( L. 2121/1993 on “Copyright, Related Rights and Cultural Matters” ), as well as L.

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Art. 17 DSM Directive: International Application in EU cross-border scenarios – Or: Why the EU needs a faithful implementation into national law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Article 17 Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive”) is currently being implemented into national law in the EU Member States. 17 DSM Directive was introduced in 2019. 3] e.g. for German law implementing Art. Some argue that Art.

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Art Law Related Rights Marketing

The Impact of the German Implementation of Art. 17 CDSM Directive on Selected Online Platforms

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

17 CDSM Directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSMD) : According to the Grand Chamber of the CJEU, the provision imposes a de facto obligation on service providers to use automatic content recognition tools in order to prevent copyright infringements by users of the platform.

Art

Art Copyright Intellectual Property Publishing

Mandatory collective management of copyright: when the road to deadlock is paved with good intentions

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As a matter of principle, the exercise of the exclusive rights under copyright is the author’s individual prerogative: it is the author who decides whether they wish to authorize the reproduction or communication to the public of their works (the same goes for the performer, the producers, the broadcaster or the news publisher).

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On the necessity of filtering online content and its limitations: AG Saugmandsgaard Øe outlines the borders of Article 17 CDSM Directive

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2021

In its long-awaited Opinion on an action brought by Poland to annul certain parts of Article 17 of the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM Directive), Advocate General (AG) Saugmandsgaard Øe demarcates the borders of permitted filtering of users’ uploads. by Tito Rendas. €

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Copyright Settlement Government Copyright Infringement

Taking freedom of information seriously: the ‘very short extracts’ limitation in Article 15 CDSM Directive and how not to implement it – Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

By now, Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM Directive) needs no wordy introductions. Put briefly, the provision requires Member States to introduce a related (or neighbouring) right for press publishers, applicable to online uses of their publications.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In order to bring readers up to date on earlier developments, over the next few days we will be republishing in four parts an article (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law from 2015 to 2019 organised by topic. This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights.

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Moral Rights Law Copyright Copyright Law

After the Decision of the CJEU on the Validity of Article 17 CDSMD, What’s Next? The Regulatory Task Ahead and a Proposal for an Independent EU Copyright Institution – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 18, 2022

A New EU Copyright Institution. As in the fields of data protection and platform regulation, the challenges of administering and enforcing copyright law in the online environment have also called for serious reform.

Copyright

Copyright Marketing Marketing Law

Comparative Report on the National Implementations of Articles 15 & 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market – Part 2

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In 2019, the EU’s Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) was adopted. This included the highly controversial Articles 15 and 17 on, respectively, the new press publishers’ right (PPR) and the new copyright liability scheme for OCSSPs (“online content-sharing services providers”).

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Digital Constitutionalism and Copyright Reform: Securing Access to through Fundamental Rights in the Online World

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

Amongst the many examples in which fundamental rights have demonstrated their value and their essential function, recent reforms in European copyright law have underlined their importance for the European legal order. They have informed important debates and will certainly continue to do so in the coming years.

Copyright

Copyright Intellectual Property Copyright Law Law

Intellectual Property Pulse

The EU AI Act has been published

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

Trending Sources

Key 2023 update: EU Directive implemented in Greek copyright law

Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

[Guest Post] WIPO’s African Group hits the ground running with a Work Program on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

Open Access Book on Negotiating History of the WCT and WPPT by Dr. R.V.V. Ayyar

The next chapter in the “Metall auf Metall” saga – Pastiche to be clarified by the CJEU

Under a New EU-Focused Copyright Law, Musical Artists Currently Earn Nothing

AI and copyright in 2022

Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate

Artificial Intelligence and copyright: the Italian AI Law Proposal

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

AG Øe advises CJEU to rule that Article 17 is COMPATIBLE with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and should not be annulled

EU copyright law round up – third trimester of 2021

The Resolution of the European Parliament on protection of live sport events

Please share nicely — From Database directive to Data (governance) acts

The New Greek Teaching Limitation after the Implementation of the DSM Directive: A New Era for Teachers, Students and Educational Establishments?

European Copyright Directive: Which Stage is the European Union At?

Training AI models on Synthetic Data: No silver bullet for IP infringement risk in the context of training AI systems (Part 3 of 4)

Top 10 Posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2022

ALLEA Statement on Open Access Publication under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules

Towards the national transpositions of the DSM Directive: various techniques to. do as you please

CDSM: French transposition Order annulled to the extent that it does not provide for ‘appropriate’ remuneration for authors

Sunday Surprises

Guest Post: Press Publishers’ Rights In Indian News Media Digital Space

Implementing Article 15 of the CDSMD into the Greek legal order: “creative” or further confirmation of the EU press market’s fragmentation?

Art. 17 DSM Directive: International Application in EU cross-border scenarios – Or: Why the EU needs a faithful implementation into national law

The Impact of the German Implementation of Art. 17 CDSM Directive on Selected Online Platforms

Mandatory collective management of copyright: when the road to deadlock is paved with good intentions

On the necessity of filtering online content and its limitations: AG Saugmandsgaard Øe outlines the borders of Article 17 CDSM Directive

Taking freedom of information seriously: the ‘very short extracts’ limitation in Article 15 CDSM Directive and how not to implement it – Part 1

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

After the Decision of the CJEU on the Validity of Article 17 CDSMD, What’s Next? The Regulatory Task Ahead and a Proposal for an Independent EU Copyright Institution – Part II

Comparative Report on the National Implementations of Articles 15 & 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market – Part 2

Digital Constitutionalism and Copyright Reform: Securing Access to through Fundamental Rights in the Online World

Stay Connected

The EU AI Act has been published

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

Trending Sources

Key 2023 update: EU Directive implemented in Greek copyright law

Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

[Guest Post] WIPO’s African Group hits the ground running with a Work Program on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

Open Access Book on Negotiating History of the WCT and WPPT by Dr. R.V.V. Ayyar

The next chapter in the “Metall auf Metall” saga – Pastiche to be clarified by the CJEU

Under a New EU-Focused Copyright Law, Musical Artists Currently Earn *Nothing*

AI and copyright in 2022

Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate

Artificial Intelligence and copyright: the Italian AI Law Proposal

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

AG Øe advises CJEU to rule that Article 17 is COMPATIBLE with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and should not be annulled

EU copyright law round up – third trimester of 2021

The Resolution of the European Parliament on protection of live sport events

Please share nicely — From Database directive to Data (governance) acts

The New Greek Teaching Limitation after the Implementation of the DSM Directive: A New Era for Teachers, Students and Educational Establishments?

European Copyright Directive: Which Stage is the European Union At?

Training AI models on Synthetic Data: No silver bullet for IP infringement risk in the context of training AI systems (Part 3 of 4)

Top 10 Posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2022

ALLEA Statement on Open Access Publication under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules

Towards the national transpositions of the DSM Directive: various techniques to. do as you please

CDSM: French transposition Order annulled to the extent that it does not provide for ‘appropriate’ remuneration for authors

Sunday Surprises

Guest Post: Press Publishers’ Rights In Indian News Media Digital Space

Implementing Article 15 of the CDSMD into the Greek legal order: “creative” or further confirmation of the EU press market’s fragmentation?

Art. 17 DSM Directive: International Application in EU cross-border scenarios – Or: Why the EU needs a faithful implementation into national law

The Impact of the German Implementation of Art. 17 CDSM Directive on Selected Online Platforms

Mandatory collective management of copyright: when the road to deadlock is paved with good intentions

On the necessity of filtering online content and its limitations: AG Saugmandsgaard Øe outlines the borders of Article 17 CDSM Directive

Taking freedom of information seriously: the ‘very short extracts’ limitation in Article 15 CDSM Directive and how not to implement it – Part 1

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

After the Decision of the CJEU on the Validity of Article 17 CDSMD, What’s Next? The Regulatory Task Ahead and a Proposal for an Independent EU Copyright Institution – Part II

Comparative Report on the National Implementations of Articles 15 & 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market – Part 2

Digital Constitutionalism and Copyright Reform: Securing Access to through Fundamental Rights in the Online World

Stay Connected

Under a New EU-Focused Copyright Law, Musical Artists Currently Earn Nothing