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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

If you've been too wrapped up with preparations for the holiday season , here's a summary of the IP news that you might have missed last week: Patents This Kat is still contemplating which IP books to put on her Christmas wish-list. Léon has recently published a book on the subject, which is being launched on 12 January 2024.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

Image via Pexels Eleonora Rosati discussed the recent assessment of originality in copyright law as considered by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in the case THJ v Sheridan [2023] EWCA Civ 1354. The post highlights the reasoning adopted by Arnold LJ considering the post-Brexit implications on the UK copyright law.

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Germany: Liability of hosting providers under copyright law if they have breached a duty of care – The German BGH ends mere ‘Stoererhaftung’

Kluwer Copyright Blog

YouTube II ” concerned the infringement of the right of communication to the public as per Article 3 of the Copyright Directive (2001/29) in relation to copyright and related rights in various music tracks. Facts The BGH decisions were based on different factual situations.

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

The IPKat

To do so, it first discusses how AI image generation tools are trained and how copyright protected images are involved in that process. In summary- the availability of copyright protection for these images of besuited felines would make an ideal exam question for IP students. What is AI image generation software?

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Mandatory collective management of copyright: when the road to deadlock is paved with good intentions

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Generally, the distinction between collective licensing with extended effect and mandatory collective management of rights is important (see Study on emerging issues on collective licensing practices, p. This mechanism of mandatory collective management is not new in copyright. 5 Rental Directive ).