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Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws

Kashishipr

Copyright and APIs. Copyright is the most obvious and preferred choice for protecting an API due to the basic reasons that it is permissible within the copyright laws of different nations. Google , the Federal Circuit Court held that the Java API in question was copyrightable. In the landmark case of Oracle v.

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EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2021

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. Stay tuned as a comment on the judgment is coming soon in the blog. Stay tuned as a comment on the study is coming soon in the blog.

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Can Intellectual Property Rights Safeguard Your Blog?

Kashishipr

A blog is like any other creative work of literature manifested in a different form. Due to creative and original use of expressions, blogs are deemed to be counted as private property for which Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) can be sought. Copyright and Blogs.

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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

ROMs which are possessed or distributed without the copyright holders’ permission likely violate copyright law in various ways. Since there is very little chance of copyright law reform, this slow change of heart is seemingly the best option that the Smash community can hope for.

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Intersection of Copyright and Moral Rights: Protecting Creators’ Integrity

Intepat

This article delves into the intricate relationship between copyright and moral rights, highlighting their significance in protecting creators’ integrity, especially in the digital age. Copyright law primarily focuses on the economic rights of creators, granting them exclusive control over the use and distribution of their works.

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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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Let’s put the cards on the table: Are games copyrightable?

Garrigues Blog

Many of these games include highly creative cards and drawings, or very complex rules and mechanics, which are the result of an evident intellectual effort by their creators. The question therefore is: Can board games be protected by copyright? 167, nota 46) ( Comments on the Intellectual Property Law (Comments on article 10.III,