The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

It's time for a weekly review of posts from the surrounding IP blogs over the past week! Among other things, the proposal clarifies that the " sui generis database right " introduced by the Database Directive does not apply to databases containing data originating from or generated by the use of a connected device.

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Blogging Non-Fungible Tokens IP Intellectual Property 85

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Similarly, this blog post is protected as a literary work under copyright law, but also contains personal data about us as its authors, including for example our names and where we work. For example, a vocal recording in a musical performance is likely to be protected under copyright law and constitute personal data.

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Law Copyright Licensing Copyright Law 111

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

A vanishing right? The Sui Generis Database Right and the proposed Data Act by Paul Keller. [T]he T]he European Commission published its proposal for a Data Act.

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Blogging Copyright Fair Use Reporting 95

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Publishers argue that this infringes their exclusive rights to reproduction and to making available their work to the public. At its core, this dispute is about whether HowardsHome’s alert service infringes the Publishers’ press publishers right, copyright and database rights.

Publishing 59

Publishing Copyright Database Right Marketing 59

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

This case relates to the sui generis database right and its application to the activity of search engines. We will have a detailed analysis of this case on the blog soon. June was a particularly eventful month for the communication to the public right and platform liability. CJEU judgments and AG Opinions. 682/18 and C ?683/18.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Art 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

For a blog post detailing the hearing before the court see here. On the copyright side, it stresses that some of the sources used to research the sector may be subject to copyright and database rights and as such it warns against infringement with an important focus on exceptions.

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Copyright Law Law Copyright Publishing 64

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This is because training of GenAI models requires processing of large amounts of data that potentially contain copyrighted works, as well as materials displaying trademarks and data compilations which may be protected by sui generis database rights in the EU, or other information the use of which may be restricted by contract or terms of use.

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IP Database Right Intellectual Property Copyright 52