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Advertising on Pirate Sites Outlawed in Ukraine Under New Law

TorrentFreak

Reforming media legislation is just part of Ukraine’s path to EU membership and during the summer, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed new legislation to update Ukraine’s advertising environment to standards required by the EU. Law of Ukraine No. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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BREAKING: First CJEU referral on press publishers’ related right (Italian-style)

The IPKat

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law.

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Vietnam Convicts Pirate Site Operators; a Rare Case Completed in Record Time

TorrentFreak

Trio on Trial The men faced trial at the People’s Court of Quang Binh province starting July 11, with local media confirming charges of “Infringement of copyright and related rights” under Article 225 of the Penal Code. The men were also responsible for increasing user engagement to attract advertising revenue.

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France Mulls Instant IPTV Blocks, €750K Fines & New Piracy Crime of ‘Incitement’

TorrentFreak

With amendments to Article 10, the bill introduces specific offenses based on the offense of copyright infringement and related rights provided for by the Intellectual Property Code. This is most evident where sentences for copyright offenses are perceived to be less punitive than those available for crimes like fraud, for example.

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EU and NL Domain Registries Take Down Piracy-Linked Domains

TorrentFreak

Mentioning these domains in public could therefore serve as an unwanted advertisement. “BREIN’s goal is the same: to take the domain offline because copyright and related rights are being violated on a large scale. domain names are not publicized as those sites use alternative gTLDs that remain active.

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Hope For Hollywood? Vietnam Police Raid Movie Piracy Group, Three Arrested

TorrentFreak

The aim was to launch services that would distribute movies to the public, without permission from rightsholders, for the purpose of generating illegal profits from advertising. TV Report on the Arrests According to the authorities, 30-year-old Tuan sought to buy source code for the sites back in 2019.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Related rights. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights. The plaintiff was the creator of a painting, which consists of 16 so-called heads, displayed on a remaining section of the Berlin Wall (the so-called “East Side Gallery”).