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Copyright Exceptions and Digital Exhaustion addressed by the European Court of Human Rights (yes, the one in Strasburg!)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photo by Udo Pohlmann via Pixabay Over the last decades, European lawyers got used to the – at times remarkable and even forceful – interventions of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in copyright law. An NGO makes his entire work available for download. He sues for copyright infringement and claims damages.

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Shielding Innovation: Understanding Copyright Protection for App Developers and Their Software

Intepat

Introduction With the rise of the mobile application industry, India emerges as a highly profitable market, witnessing over twenty-eight billion downloads in 2022, accounting for 5% of the total global downloads. Deterrent to Infringement – A copyright registration could act as a deterrent against potential infringement.

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NFTs and Copyright: Some Burning Issues

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Since the underlying asset in NFTs is primarily art, disputes in relation to NFTs bring up interesting questions pertaining to copyright law, the answers to which have the potential to shape the evolution and growth of NFTs as a medium to create, distribute and collect art. The reproduction right. The distribution right.

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Scrutinizing the Nuances of the Napster Case

IP and Legal Filings

Napster was an online platform used to download and access compressed digital music files in MP3 formats, making it one of the most popular peer to peer services in 1999. The Napster case gained immense popularity since it explored the intersection of copyright laws and peer-to-peer file sharing systems.

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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Velocity of Content

I have often felt, however, that these issues were a bit of a misdirection, with at least part of the tech community treating the copyright community like dogs distracted by squirrels. Each of these cases is unique, fact dependent, and likely, if fully litigated on the merits, to shed light on different aspects of copyright law.

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How to use a takedown notice

CopyrightsWorld

The law that is our reference for answering this question is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). To do so, make sure that you have strong evidence of copyright ownership as you will need it when you engage in a legal dispute. . Copyright basics still apply in the digital world. Conclusion.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings.