Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

On 29 October 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched a public consultation looking at how the copyright and patent regimes should deal with artificial intelligence. That call concerned patents, copyright and related rights, designs, trade marks and trade secrets. Computer-generated works (CGW).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 16, 2021

The Polish Ministry of Culture has announced draft changes to the Polish copyright law on the collection and division of the private copying levy. The draft law on the rights of professional artists will significantly change how the private copying levy system has been functioning in Poland so far.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Welcome to the third trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. The implementation of the CDSM Directive is still far from over, despite the fact that the implementation deadline passed more than a year ago, on 7 June 2021.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

This post is brought to you by Oprah Nwobike , who is a lawyer and doctoral researcher at Brunel University London focusing on copyright and artificial intelligence in the music industry, under the supervision of IPKat's Dr Hayleigh Bosher. This has become a lingering question in the minds of consumers of online content.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Thus, the COVID 19 pandemic has underlined the importance of waiving patents and other IP-related rights linked to healthcare products, vaccines, and scientific processes to ensure the accessibility of the same on a global level. TRIPS Council meeting, which was held on 20 th July 2021. Image Source:gettyimages].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

Running from 29 October 2021 to 7 January 2022, the “ Artificial Intelligence and IP: copyright and patents ” consultation formed the latest round in an ongoing national conversation between the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and interested stakeholders (see here ). Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Public sector bodies are in principle barred from exercising their sui generis rights in information that is subject to the Open data and public sector information directive. The implementation deadline for the revamped directive has just passed (17 July 2021). and not charging fees for re-use. 1(6) Open data directive).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In May , a High Court in South Africa delivered judgment in Bliss Brands (Pty) Ltd v Advertising Regulatory Board NPC & Others , on the issue of the extent of the powers of the Advertising Regulatory Board (‘ARB’) in matters relating to trade mark and copyright laws. This Katpost discussed the case in fuller detail.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Missed deadline and transposition In the same way as many EU member states, Ireland missed the transposition deadline (7 June 2021). The Irish legislative transposition finally became law on 19 November 2021. The key element to note here is that the Regulations are a type of secondary legislation, known as a Statutory Instrument.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. German copyright law stipulates that the author is entitled to appropriate remuneration for every use of their work (Section 32 UrhG). Claims under copyright law. Protection of technical measures (Section 95a UrhG).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2023 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. YouTube’s first Copyright Transparency Report 2021 – A step towards “factfulness” by Jan Bernd Nordemann. Since then, courts in the U.S.

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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. Article 17’s copyright exceptions are also problematic.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 4, 2022

its pattern, trade mark or design) to determine whether it is genuine or counterfeit. This use case analyses the impact of these technologies on the monitoring, management and moderation of the large amount of copyright-protected content shared through these services.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

The Court’s decision arose in the context of injunction proceedings relating to the defendants’ unauthorised use of software programs. The plaintiff, a leading multinational software manufacturer, owned the rights to exploit the programs.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 21, 2022

The book covers the rights of performers, particularly the rights conferred under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended). Those working in the field of media and entertainment law will no doubt be familiar with Arnold's authorial text on Performer's Rights.

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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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SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

The EU took the Intellectual Property route by introducing a related right under its copy right law. The right is an exclusive right to reproduction and making the content available online to the EU press publishers against online use of their content by information society service providers for two years.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law. The case law of that copyright law senate of the BGH from 2015 to 2019 is summarised below. 4, (2) UrhG.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

With its ruling in Poland v Commission ( C-401/19 ) on 26 April 2022 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed an action to annul Article 17 of Directive (EU) 790/2019 on copyright and related Rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM Directive). C-18/18, Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland ).

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