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Comparative Report on the National Implementations of Articles 15 & 17 CDSMD – 14 New Countries

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The objective was to assess the national implementations of the two articles for compliance with the internal market objective of the CDSMD and with the EU’s law of fundamental rights. re-opening the study prompted a re-examination of the wording of the Dutch implementation of Article 17 CDSMD comparative to other jurisdictions.

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Section 230 Protects Emailing an Article–Monge v. University of Pennsylvania

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This case involves an article that allegedly defamed Dr. Janet Monge. Dr. Deborah Thomas, a Penn professor, forwarded the article to an email list run by the American Black Anthropologists. It’s also unclear if Dr. Thomas’ email linked to the article or included its full text. Thomas successfully invoked Section 230.

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Geoblocking of videogames and competition law: General Court confirms that Steam and videogame publishers breached Article 101 TFEU

The IPKat

Not only did the Court tackle the vexed issue of the applicability of Article 101 TFEU in the copyright context, but also touched upon the relevance and treatment, under the latter, of technological protection measures (TPMs) and the doctrine of exhaustion. This also applies to non-exclusive licensing agreements and distribution agreements.

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Has green-and-orange combination acquired distinctiveness for agricultural machines? No, says the EUIPO

The IPKat

However, neither the EUIPO Examiner, nor the BoA , nor the EU General Court allowed the registration of the sign below as an EU trade mark due to lack of inherent distinctiveness under Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR. Background Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. The Examiner, again, refused registration, on the basis of insufficient evidence.

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Market to Market: Where, What, and How – Trademarks & the Olympic Games (Part 3)

JD Supra Law

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games have ended, the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games have begun, and this article brings to a close our three-part series on Trademarks & the Olympic Games. In June, we reviewed from where the U.S.

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Copyright Moderation on YouTube following the implementation of Article 17 CDSMD

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Our study focused on the effects of Article 17 of the EU Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) on copyright moderation practices, comparing Germany and France—two EU member states of similar size and population but differing in their timing of CDSMD implementation.

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Apple Stealth Piracy App Trio, Combined Age 215 Years, Face $18.5m Damages Claim

TorrentFreak

The suspects used a well-known website operated by an individual to publish articles and provide download links, generating advertising revenue through click-through rates.” The articles on those sites were reportedly viewed 553,551 times.