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ARIPO Member States adopt the Kampala Protocol on Voluntary Registration of Copyright and Related Rights

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Late last month (August), the Kampala Protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related rights within the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) was adopted at a Diplomatic Conference held in Kampala, Uganda. How may fraud be established? Also, what are the implications of a rejection?

BREAKING: First CJEU referral on press publishers’ related right (Italian-style)

The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2023

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP, hereinafter the “Treaty”) came into force on 28 April 2020 in the first thirty contracting parties (the minimum number required). It was a historic milestone in the area of rights related to copyright. Audiovisual globalisation.

AG Szpunar suggests that statutory assignment of performers’ rights against performers’ will is contrary to EU law (C-575/23)

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

18 to 23, which govern fair remuneration in exploitation contracts of authors and performers. Conformity with Directive 2001/2 and Directive 2006/115 The AG first reminded that, in light of international treaties and the EU acquis, performers’ rights are exclusive rights and not remuneration rights. Applicability of Arts.

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Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate

LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

Since its establishment, GEA has claimed to be entitled to collect the above equitable remuneration not only for its members (ie, rights holders represented by it) but also on behalf of producers, performers, and musicians who are not represented by it on the basis of a contract or relevant mandate.

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CJEU has received first reference on DSM Directive

The IPKat

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Royal Decree concerning the related rights of artistic staff of the ONB was finally adopted and published in the Belgian Official Journal on 4th June of 2021. The Royal Decree acts as such a statute for the purposes of regulating the ownership and remuneration due for related rights.

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. In the view of the BGH, an infringement of the film producer’s related right does not require that a copyright protected part had been used. The BGH assumed that an infringement of the related right of the film producer had occurred.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

However, de facto they merely owned proof of ownership without any proprietary value, as all copyright and any related rights were retained and not granted upon purchase. Copyright that is transferred upon selling an NFT may explicitly be outlined in the self-executing smart contract governing the sale. Valid Transfer of Rights?

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A summary look at the Portuguese transposition of the CDSM Directive

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

In addition to significantly changing the Portuguese Copyright Code , the Decree-Law also affects Law 26/2015 on collective management organizations and Decree-Law 122/2000 on databases, and creates a new dispute resolution mechanism called “specialized institutionalized arbitration and mediation in matters of copyright and related rights”.

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US Copyright Office advises not to introduce ancillary copyright protection for press publishers in the US

The IPKat

JULY 4, 2022

In 2019, the EU legislature introduced an EU-wide related right (Article 15 of the DSM Directive , on which see Katposts here ) for EU-based press publishers in relation to online uses of their press publications by information society service providers, including news aggregation services, social media, and search engines.

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CDSM: French transposition Order annulled to the extent that it does not provide for ‘appropriate’ remuneration for authors

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Article 20 provides for a mechanism to adjust the financial situation if the exploitation of the work ultimately shows that the initial contract is not fair for the author. It is possible to assess the damage suffered by the author under the unfair contract by reference to the practices of the sector (Court of Appeal of Paris, 15 May 1987).

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Whither a Signal-Based Broadcast Treaty?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

There is a significant push at this week’s meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to approve a Diplomatic Conference on a Broadcasting Organizations Treaty that is not strictly limited to combating unlawful interception of traditional broadcast signals.

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Friday Fantasies

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

With the adoption of both the Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) and the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Union has moved away from the notice-and-takedown model for copyright enforcement and content moderation. Click here and here to know more. Click here to know more.

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CDSM: French transposition on the remuneration of performers

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

2021-580 of 12 May 2021 (‘transposition Order’) of the French Government implements articles 2(6) and 17 to 23 of the EU Directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (‘CDSM’). Image by Pexels from Pixabay Order no.

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UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? Recital 8 acknowledges, on the one hand, the value and potential of TDM but, on the other hand, notes the restrictions that copyright and related rights pose to the doing of TDM activities without a licence.

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

The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Anastasiia Kyrylenko commented on a ruling on design and copyright protection of a cat litter tray, which was resolved by the first instance Community design court in Brussels Eleonora Rosati updated readers on a recent referral from an Italian court to the CJEU with questions about the press publishers’ related right under the DSM Directive.

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Delhi High Court clears the air around Copyright of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Nayak’

SpicyIP

JUNE 2, 2023

The plaintiff asserted that the copyright in the film, as well as all indirect, derivative and related rights associated with the film, are vested in the plaintiff and sought a decree for permanent injunction restraining the defendant from publishing and distributing the novel.

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Eurasia and IP

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

An application for a Eurasian patent covers all Contracting States of the Eurasian Patent Convention, and a Eurasian patent is granted for all these Contracting States together. EAPO has a total of eight member states, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

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

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Through this post you can have a better understanding of reproduction under copyright and related rights , quotation and pastiche , artists’ contracts and internet piracy as well as the Creation Records case. Artificial Intelligence Antonios Baris discussed the decision in Arijit Singh v. Codible Ventures LLP and Ors.

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Belgian Constitutional Court refers 13 questions on DSM Directive to the CJEU

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

15 of DSM Directive introduced a related right for press publishers to control the online uses of their press publications by information society service providers (ISSPs). 216/1 and XI.216/2) 216/2) Art.

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Why the implementation of the Italian press publishers’ right might not be compatible with EU Law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Aimed at ensuring remuneration for publishers when their publications are reused online by news aggregators, Article 15 grants press publishers the right of reproduction and the right of making available for online uses of their press publications by information society service providers. To date, the decree has yet to be drafted.

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Why the implementation of the Italian press publisher rights might not be compatible with EU Law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Aimed at ensuring remuneration for publishers when their publications are reused online by news aggregators, Article 15 grants press publishers the right of reproduction and the right of making available for online uses of their press publications by information society service providers. To date, the decree has yet to be drafted.

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Study on Copyright and Scientific Publications: Encouraging Access and Re-use

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In August 2022, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a study on EU copyright and related rights and access to and reuse of scientific publications, including open access. This could cause problems in cases when the publishing contract is governed by non-EU law. Recommendations.

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The EU DSM Copyright Directive: Implementation in Germany 2021 – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Part I of this post discussed the changes to copyright contract law and the new text and data mining exemption provisions that formed part of the 2021 copyright law reform. Part 2 explores further exemptions for users of works, new aspects of the right of communication to the public and the press publishers’ right.

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‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The relevant act, seeking to bring Ireland in line with the Directive, is the Statutory Instrument 567/2021 ‘European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021’ (hereinafter ‘ the Regulations’ ). The Irish legislative transposition finally became law on 19 November 2021. Section 53A).

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Key 2023 update: EU Directive implemented in Greek copyright law

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

It has several aims, including the following: To facilitate copyright and related rights licensing in protected works and other subject matters in certain television transmissions and radio programs. Law 4996/2022 was implemented into the Greek legislation EU Directive 2019/789.

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Court clarifies process for CMO equitable remuneration

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It does this by recognising performers’ and producers’ exclusive and absolute right, in some cases, (and in other cases a simple relative right to ask for an equitable remuneration) to allow or prohibit certain uses of their contributions.

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ALLEA Statement in Support of Secondary Publication Rights for Scholarly Articles

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The SPR of EU-based researchers should apply even when the publishing contract designates the law of a non-EU country as applicable law. Binding nature The SPR should apply regardless of the copyright ownership of the publication, or of any contractual restriction in the publishing agreement.

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Collective management of copyright and neighbouring rights in Greece

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2021

Under the Copyright Law, certain copyright and related rights are subject to mandatory collective management, meaning that they can be exercised only through a collective management organisation (CMO). Further, they have the right to choose whether they will join a Greek or a foreign organisation, and if so, which CMO that will be.

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Towards the national transpositions of the DSM Directive: various techniques to. do as you please

The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2021

Examples of the latter are the articles on authors’ and performers’ contracts (Articles 18 to 23). The unjustified limitation of such content visibility could be considered contrary to the obligation to negotiate a contract in good faith under the Italian Civil Code. Are national legislatures entirely to blame for this?

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Implementing Article 15 of the CDSMD into the Greek legal order: “creative” or further confirmation of the EU press market’s fragmentation?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

2121/1993 on “Copyright, Related Rights and Cultural Matters” ), as well as L. 4481/2017, on “Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights” ( ΦΕΚ Α’ 100/20.7.2017 ). As it introduces a new related/neighbouring right for press publishers (PPR), the provision has been placed in Section VII of L.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

However, that purchaser is entitled to carry out such a decompilation only to the extent necessary to effect that correction and in compliance, where appropriate, with the conditions laid down in the contract with the program’s rightsholder. UK Parliament, Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.)

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Case study: “copyright-free” in-store music and collective management

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2022

In order to carry out this activity, company A signed contracts with certain suppliers from which it acquired all of the copyrights and related rights regarding the specific musical repertoire. It may therefore be concluded that such right is not assigned to a CMO.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

The book addresses the rights of performers, particularly the rights conferred under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended), and also addresses other forms of protection and remedies for performers, such as moral rights, contracts, passing off and copyright infringement.

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ALLEA Statement on Open Access Publication under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Concomitantly, the imposition of APCs has created new, and sometimes insurmountable, barriers to publication for researchers that are not affiliated to a contracting institution. [6] 8b Ordinary publishing contracts between authors and publishers on which the “Big Deals” largely rely, however, rarely, if ever, provide for such remuneration.

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Role Of Intellectual Property Rights In The Era Of Quantum Technology

IIPRD

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

What kinds of IP related rights would apply to quantum computing technology? This article will provide the holistic view of the current framework of IP and its related rights and how would it balance the interests of innovators/stakeholders and the interest of public. UNDERSTANDING QUANTUM COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY.

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AI and IP – to legislate or not? UKIPO’s public consultation seeks evidence

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

That call concerned patents, copyright and related rights, designs, trade marks and trade secrets. Option 3: adopt an exception for any use, with a possibility for rightholders to contract out. Option 4: adopt an exception for any use, with no possibility for rightholders to contract out.

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The WIPO Files II: is international lawmaking on copyright still possible?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The 42nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place from 9 to 13 May 2022 in Geneva. Image by Ag Ku via Pixabay. This was the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started that most of the delegates were reunited in person.

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Comparative Report on the National Implementations of Articles 15 & 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market – Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

However, attention is necessary: the PPR is a related right and its subject matter does not need to qualify as (a part of) a “work”. In other cases, problems arise from broader national definitions of the relevant rights compared to the equivalent EU terms. Targeted users.

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Austrian Supreme Court refers further questions for a preliminary ruling on the InfoSoc Directive

The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2021

Is "communication to the public" in Art. 2(a) and (e) and Art. 3(1) of the InfoSoc Directive, in connection with Art.

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The journalists’ share

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2024

The appropriate share should be determined in a company agreement or other collective agreement, and if the parties do not reach a consensus within 6 months from start of negotiations, the case can be referred to the Copyright and Related Rights Commission (CDADV). The offers made and accepted in France are rather inconsistent.

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Athens court rules on moral damages in software infringement case

LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

This prevents the possible infringement of the exclusive right to reproduce a computer program provided for in article 42(2) of the Copyright Law, which belongs to the creator or author of the relevant program.

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Navigating the Global Intellectual Property Landscape: Key Treaties and Agreements

IIPRD

JUNE 24, 2024

7] WIPO Treaties ‘The WIPO Copyright Treaty’ and the “WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty” became effective in 2002, [8] marking a notable milestone in enhancing copyright and related rights protection globally, showcasing substantial advancements and international collaboration.

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ARIPO Member States adopt the Kampala Protocol on Voluntary Registration of Copyright and Related Rights

BREAKING: First CJEU referral on press publishers’ related right (Italian-style)

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

AG Szpunar suggests that statutory assignment of performers’ rights against performers’ will is contrary to EU law (C-575/23)

Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate

CJEU has received first reference on DSM Directive

Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

A summary look at the Portuguese transposition of the CDSM Directive

US Copyright Office advises not to introduce ancillary copyright protection for press publishers in the US

CDSM: French transposition Order annulled to the extent that it does not provide for ‘appropriate’ remuneration for authors

Whither a Signal-Based Broadcast Treaty?

Friday Fantasies

CDSM: French transposition on the remuneration of performers

UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

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

Delhi High Court clears the air around Copyright of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Nayak’

Eurasia and IP

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

Belgian Constitutional Court refers 13 questions on DSM Directive to the CJEU

Why the implementation of the Italian press publishers’ right might not be compatible with EU Law

Why the implementation of the Italian press publisher rights might not be compatible with EU Law

Study on Copyright and Scientific Publications: Encouraging Access and Re-use

The EU DSM Copyright Directive: Implementation in Germany 2021 – Part II

‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Key 2023 update: EU Directive implemented in Greek copyright law

Court clarifies process for CMO equitable remuneration

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ALLEA Statement in Support of Secondary Publication Rights for Scholarly Articles

Collective management of copyright and neighbouring rights in Greece

Towards the national transpositions of the DSM Directive: various techniques to. do as you please

Implementing Article 15 of the CDSMD into the Greek legal order: “creative” or further confirmation of the EU press market’s fragmentation?

EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2021

Case study: “copyright-free” in-store music and collective management

Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

ALLEA Statement on Open Access Publication under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules

Role Of Intellectual Property Rights In The Era Of Quantum Technology

AI and IP – to legislate or not? UKIPO’s public consultation seeks evidence

The WIPO Files II: is international lawmaking on copyright still possible?

Comparative Report on the National Implementations of Articles 15 & 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market – Part 1

Austrian Supreme Court refers further questions for a preliminary ruling on the InfoSoc Directive

The journalists’ share

Athens court rules on moral damages in software infringement case

Navigating the Global Intellectual Property Landscape: Key Treaties and Agreements

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