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Rethinking copyright flexibilities conference – call for papers –  Nicosia, 31 October – 1 November 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Day 2 will feature three panels and one PhD workshop, devoted to the discussion of work-in-progress papers or recently published articles. We welcome contributions that address the following topics in an EU and comparative perspective: copyright exceptions and limitations. copyright internal limits. copyright internal limits.

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Copyright Protection of Photographs: a Comparative Analysis Between France, Germany and Italy

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This contribution is based on a paper published in 44 European Intellectual Property Law Review 595 (2022). . Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works.

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Dilution of Fictional Characters: A Remedy to Trademark Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

The laws of Dilution Dilution is another effective means by which the author could secure trademark protection with respect to his fictional character. [1] 2] Dilution had been a congregation of inconsistent and unsettled state law doctrines in the US, prior to 1995. 813, 825. [3] 3] Michael T. 623, 635–38. [4] 4] 15 U.S.C.

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Emoji and World of Intellectual Property

IIPRD

Now, we may use an emoji in a casual sense and it may not look as complex it is, but the truth is, that it is capable of opening a realm of questions in terms of intellectual property. But the question is who could have, in the wildest of their imagination, thought of a co-relation between Intellectual Property and Emoji?

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AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

At the district court level, the law of copyright preemption is a morass of ad hoc explanations of whether certain contracts are “equivalent” to the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright law. Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

The event will take place from 31 October to 1 November 2022 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cyprus, in Nicosia, and will be offered in a blended format. Abstracts, no longer than 300 words, should be sent to copyrightflexibilities@gmail.com by 30 June 2022. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of July.