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ARIPO Member States adopt the Kampala Protocol on Voluntary Registration of Copyright and Related Rights

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Late last month (August), the Kampala Protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related rights within the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) was adopted at a Diplomatic Conference held in Kampala, Uganda. See Article 6. See Article 8.

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Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate

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It was formed following a state license, in order to collect, among other things, the equitable remuneration provided by article 49 of Law 2121/93 in favour of producers, performers, and musicians for the public performance of legitimately released sound carriers. The direct licensing of in-store music was not covered by the agreement.

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EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2021

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On 6 October 2021, the CJEU issued its judgment in Top System , where central questions revolved around computer program decompilation as per Article 5(1) of Directive 91/250/EEC. UK Parliament, Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) CJEU judgments. Top System SA, C-13/20.

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Whither a Signal-Based Broadcast Treaty?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

There is a significant push at this week’s meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to approve a Diplomatic Conference on a Broadcasting Organizations Treaty that is not strictly limited to combating unlawful interception of traditional broadcast signals.

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Austrian Supreme Court refers further questions for a preliminary ruling on the InfoSoc Directive

The IPKat

In the first case, the Austrian Supreme Court has referred the following questions to the CJEU (freely translated and shortened from the German original): 1. Is "communication to the public" in Art. 2(a) and (e) and Art. 3(1) of the InfoSoc Directive, in connection with Art.

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Collective management of copyright and neighbouring rights in Greece

LexBlog IP

Under the Copyright Law, certain copyright and related rights are subject to mandatory collective management, meaning that they can be exercised only through a collective management organisation (CMO). Introduction. Such remuneration is payable only to CMOs. Legislative background.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

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DESIGNS The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (OLG Düsseldorf) sent a referral to the CJEU (Case C-684/21) on the role of alternative designs in the examination of Article 8(1) of Regulation 6/2002. Background, analysis and comments are provided by GuestKat Anastasiia Kyrylenko.