Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the second trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! LEA, AG Opinion, C-10/22 AG Szpunar took on another copyright case in his opinion issued on 25 May 2023 which focused on the delicate collective rights management situation in Italy.

Copyright Law 64

Copyright Law Law Copyright Publishing 64

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

While at this stage the particulars of Getty’s claim are unavailable, their press release states that Stability AI “unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright and the associated metadata owned or represented by Getty Images”. temporary copy which is; 2. transient or incidental; 3.

Litigation 143

Litigation Copying Copyright Design 143

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? Recital 8 acknowledges, on the one hand, the value and potential of TDM but, on the other hand, notes the restrictions that copyright and related rights pose to the doing of TDM activities without a licence.

Government 141

Government Related Rights Copyright Law 141

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

The belated Portuguese transposition of the CDSM Directive was finally published in the Portuguese Official Journal (Diário da República) on the 19th of June 2023. This dispute resolution mechanism is possibly the main highlight of the Portuguese transposition, as it has a much wider scope than that envisioned in Art.

Art 105

Art Contracts Publishing Licensing 105

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ). We were not aware that the image may have been created by AI” 2.

Copyright 145

Copyright Art Registration Fair Use 145

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

The Orphan Works Database contains 6,031 works as of March 6th 2023, whereas a 2001 estimate showed for instance that up to 1.25 The narrow permitted uses, consisting of making copies for digitisation purposes and disseminating online via non-commercial websites are problematic. billion periodicals could be orphan works.

Copyright 105

Copyright Marketing Marketing Licensing 105

Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

But on 14 September 2023, the case was not only back at the BGH, but also referred to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) – again. In 1977 Kraftwerk released a phonogram featuring the instrumental electronic song “Metall auf Metall” (Metal on Metal).

Art 83

Art Copyright Law Copyright Music 83

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It does this by recognising performers’ and producers’ exclusive and absolute right, in some cases, (and in other cases a simple relative right to ask for an equitable remuneration) to allow or prohibit certain uses of their contributions. Endnotes (1) First-instance single-member court of Athens (457/2023).

Music 52

Music Related Rights Law Contracts 52

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

NATURE OF THE CASE The above decisions dealt with requests for a preliminary ruling related to the interpretation of Article 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society.

Music 52

Music Television Copyright Related Rights 52

TorrentFreak

MARCH 20, 2025

Mostly intermittent action continued until 2021 when EDPPI (the Committee for the Notification of Copyright and Related Rights Infringement on the Internet) was handed responsibility for tackling illicit broadcasts of live sporting events. That 20% placed Greece second only to Bulgaria, where 21% of the population admitted to the same.

Law 102

Law Television Reporting Copying 102

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 17, 2025

The new copyright law, the amended Polish Copyright and Related Rights Act of 1994, entered into force in the early autumn of 2024. In February 2023, the European Commission referred 11 Member States , including Poland , to the CJEU for failure to implement the Directive on time.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Copyright Related Rights 52