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RARBG Shut Down in the Middle of a Bulgarian Piracy Crackdown

TorrentFreak

Then this April, after failing to improve enough on IP protection to warrant praise from the United States in its Special 301 Report, Bulgaria approved a draft law that in part would criminalize pirate site operators. A year later, it appeared that Bulgaria was still interested in receiving U.S.

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EU copyright law round up – second trimester of 2023

Kluwer Copyright Blog

While sports events, as such, are not protected by copyright and related rights, the origanisers of these events may benefit from specific protection under national law. It introduces the deadline of 17 November 2025 until which the Commission together with the EUIPO Observatory will monitor the effects of the recommendation.