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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With the Beijing Treaty, any performance of literary or artistic works or expression of folklore is covered by intellectual property, independently from its nature or medium, including both fixed and unfixed works (live performances), acknowledging the creative activity of these performers in the same way as with regard to musicians and authors.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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. Photographic works. . To qualify as a photographic work, a photograph must meet the general “creativity” ( creatività ) threshold.

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[Guest post] Litigation commenced against the developers of AI image generation software

The IPKat

This issue is often discussed in connection to section 9(3) of the Copyright Design and Patents Act (UK) , (CDPA) which provides that in the case of an artistic work which is computer-generated, the author shall be taken to be the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the creation of the work are undertaken.

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Protecting Product and Packaging Designs in China Part II – Copyright

LexBlog IP

If the author is a foreign natural person or legal entity, the product design or 3D packaging may be protected as a foreign work of applied art under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (“Berne Convention”) for 25 years in China. For comparison, U.S.

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What is the Copyright Status of AI Generated Works?

azrights

Literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works are only protected by copyright if they are “original”. In 1988 when these laws were introduced, “original” meant a work must be the product of the “skill, labour or judgement” of its author. The predominant view was that more time is needed to properly evaluate the options.

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Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs: The Path Forward

Velocity of Content

It is clear that AI is built on a foundation of immense works of authorship, many of which are protected by copyright. 7 When copyrighted works are used, AI systems typically make copies of the works to train and power AI outputs. is an infringer of the copyright or right of the author, as the case may be.”).

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Navigating the Global Intellectual Property Landscape: Key Treaties and Agreements

IIPRD

3] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, 1887 ‘The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works’, formed on September 9, 1886, is the earliest international treaty on copyrights. [4] Geneva, WIPO, 1984.” [3] 3] Kumar, Nagesh. 36/37 (1998): 2334– 35. [4]