The IPKat

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Deadline The voting is open until 31 January 2025. Winners will be announced in February 2025. The IPKat is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2024 Book of the Year Awards, continuing its cherished end-of-year tradition! Only books published in 2024 are eligible for the award.

Intellectual Property 57

Intellectual Property Editing Related Rights IP 57

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Jurisdiction According to the EU AI Act and its Recital 106 providers of general-purpose AI models should put in place a policy to comply with Union law on copyright and related rights. The next IBIL roundtable will take place on 10 February 2025 at UCLs Faculty of Laws and focuses on visual outputs.

Publishing 52

Publishing Reporting Branding Brands 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

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.

Copyright Law 58

Copyright Law Law Copyright Publishing 58

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

While many anticipate the CJEU’s forthcoming decision in mid-2025, this contribution seeks to advocate that distinguishing between parody, pastiche, and caricature in copyright law may be ineffective.

Copyright Law 84

Copyright Law Art Copyright Law 84

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”.

Art 76

Art Copyright Law Copyright Music 76

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One major topic of discussion at the conference was EMPACT, the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats, which in the current cycle 2022-2025 has IP crime as a priority. “The operation was conducted within the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform for Combating Criminal Threats (EMPACT). .

Intellectual Property 124

Intellectual Property Television Reporting IP 124

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Further drafts are to be prepared, with the final version of the Code forecast to be released by 2 May 2025, in accordance with Article 56 (Codes of Practice) of the EU AI Act. The AI Offices idea is to provide a future-proof Code that will also be appropriate for the next generation of AI models released after the May 2025 deadline.

Copyright Law 52

Copyright Law Due Diligence Copyright Technology 52