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Comprehending Broadcasting Contracts and Intellectual Property Law at Crossroads

IIPRD

The current broadcasting sector in India is regulated by a patchwork of laws and guidelines which the government is still seeking to modernize and consolidate apparent from the latest bills getting retracted to address all sorts of evolutions and improvements. What is a Broadcasting agreement?

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ERA summer courses on European IP and IT law return with 25% IPKat readers’ discount

The IPKat

Trier in summer As readers know, the Katfriends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier are always busy organizing programmes and courses on all aspects of European law, including IP and digital and IT law. For those looking to get a deep dive in either subject, ERA is organizing two distinct summer courses this year.

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AI Technology – Governance and Risk Management: Why Your Employee Policies and Third-Party Contracts Should be Updated

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Use of AI technology can impact your rights and liabilities in ways that may not even occur to you. And whether you are aware of it or not, your employees and vendors may be using generative AI tools in the performance of their duties in ways that can significantly impact you.

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Decoding Intellectual Property Law for Video Game Developers

JD Supra Law

Video games are the ultimate interactive experience in intellectual property (“IP”), combining overlapping layers of copyrights, trademarks, licenses, “work made for hire” contracts, and publicity rights, all of which require careful consideration by a game developer to avoid legal issues and prepare the game for distribution.

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Distinguish “Smart Contract” From Abstract Idea To Pass Blockchain Patentability Scrutiny

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Smart contracts are often mentioned in blockchain-themed patent applications and recited in claims. However, Examiners without a thorough understanding of this concept or unfamiliar with blockchain technology often equate smart contracts with legal or commercial contracts stored on blockchains. The Situation. Kappas , 561, U.S.

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Will Supreme Court Consider Whether to Allow an Alternative to In-App Purchasing on the App Store?

Intellectual Property Law Blog

(Apple cannot challenge the substantive basis for the injunction at the Supreme Court , because that is a question of California state law, not subject to Supreme Court review.) Given that Apple, not the individual app developers, insisted that all U.S. Given that Apple, not the individual app developers, insisted that all U.S.

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Safeguarding Access to Culture in the Digital Era in European Copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The users access to the work is safeguarded as long as the service is offered, and the user often does not have a right to enjoy the work after the subscription contract is terminated. Indeed, intellectual access to works in the public domain, their enjoyment and their use presuppose prior material access to these works.