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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

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. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq.

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A Message from Deputy Secretary Don Graves

U.S. Department of Commerce

We firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are not just morally right but also strategically smart. For example, a McKinsey study found that in 2019 companies that were in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity among corporate executives outperformed those in the fourth quartile by 36% in profitability. [2]

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Ukrainian IP Office registers works incorporating AI-generated content protected under new sui generis right

The IPKat

17 Directive (EU) 2019/790 [see The IPKat here ]. One of the Law’s main “features” is the introduction of a sui generis right for non-original computer-generated subject-matter. The scope of this sui generis right includes the same economic rights that are granted to works (Art. 12), but does not include moral rights.

IP 85
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Simple homage to pre-existing work doesn't qualify as parody under French law

The IPKat

Mrs R, Hergé's universal legatee, and the company Moulinsart, now called Tintinimaginatio, holder of the derivative and secondary rights to Hergé's work, became aware of those productions. On 18 March 2019, a counterfeit seizure was carried out. In a judgment dated 17 June 2021, the court granted the plaintiffs' claim.

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Architecture and Intellectual Property: Is it possible to protect a building?

Garrigues Blog

Design, functionality, technique and, at times, good taste, come into play to achieve a result that comprises all of these in one: the building. You have created the structure, drawn up the plans, gone over the layout and its design in minute detail, and after much effort and numerous battles, it is finally built.

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The Future of Copyright. In memory of Luigi Carlo Ubertazzi (Report 2/2)

The IPKat

The broadening of the copyright has started with software, proceeded on with databases, and perhaps (she said in relation to the recent case law of the CJEU mentioned in the previous post) industrial design. Uniformity refers to the intrinsic elements of the expressive mode. In particular stated that new Art.

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Cultural appropriation: are there legal mechanisms to stop this from an intellectual property standpoint?

Garrigues Blog

Trying to provide effective, balanced and adequate protection of traditional cultural expressions and recognizing the intellectual property rights that local communities and indigenous peoples hold with regard to those expressions pose a real challenge in legal terms. There are a host of examples of this type of technique, including U.S.