Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Related rights. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights. This personal intellectual creation is lacking if the photographs in question are “mere reproductions of other photographs” in which an original has been merely reproduced (copied) as closely as possible.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Unlike Botswana (see November, below), there is no official copy of the draft policy available online. Thanks to some Katfriends though, this Kat was privileged able to see a copy of the draft policy before the validation exercise. November: Botswana launched its first ever National Intellectual Property Policy (BIPP).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2024

While a copy of the verdict is not immediately available, a release shared by rightsholders attributed the following quote to the Hanoi court Judge. The subscription platform has been repeatedly called out as a notorious piracy market by the US Trade Representative, as recently as this year.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Katfriends Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst from Lewis Silkin report on recent litigation in the UK against the developers of AI generation software. It is unclear whether the claim relates solely to the training of the Stability AI system, or whether it includes the outputs of that system. temporary copy which is; 2.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

The introduction of Law 4481/2017 into the Greek legislation aimed to regulate the collective management of IP and relative rights, thus amending the EU Collective Rights Management Directive. (1) What is the reporting obligation? What is the reporting obligation? When does the reporting obligation apply?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This included the highly controversial Articles 15 and 17 on, respectively, the new press publishers’ right (PPR) and the new copyright liability scheme for “online content-sharing services providers” (OCSSPs). The report was commissioned by C4C , but written in complete academic independence. France and Italy opted for elaboration.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

AI-generated works have won awards: The Crow , an “AI-made” film won the Jury Award at the Cannes Short Film Festival and the story of an AI artwork winning the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition was reported in The New York Times. AI-generated art was used for magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan and The Economist.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This included the highly controversial Articles 15 and 17 on, respectively, the new press publishers’ right (PPR) and the new copyright liability scheme for OCSSPs (“online content-sharing services providers”). The report was commissioned by C4C , but written in complete academic independence.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2021

Here is his report. The first case ( 4 Ob 40/21t – in German) relates to the operation of an online video recording device. Former GuestKat Peter Ling was recently made aware of two referrals for a preliminary ruling made by the Supreme Court of Austria on the interpretation of Art. 3(1) and Art. 2(a) and (e) and Art.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As reported in February 2022, notices published on the Lumen Database referenced well over one hundred pirate sites, all of which had been previously blocked for copyright infringement under the orders of the High Court in London. Voluntary Deindexing Confirmed Elsewhere in Europe. They too were destined for search result oblivion.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

We report here on one case, issued late in December 2021, which may be of interest to our copyright readers, despite its focus on private international law. The Report examines the question: How can and should EU copyright and related rights law protect AI musical outputs? You can read the previous round-ups here.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

As reported on The IPKat and elsewhere , the Hamburg court ruled that LAION could rely on the exception found in Section 60d UrhG (TDM for scientific research purposes). In turn, the copying of even a seemingly simple picture may trigger the right of reproduction. (2) 3 and 4 of the DSM Directive (310 O 227/23).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

The EU took the Intellectual Property route by introducing a related right under its copy right law. The right is an exclusive right to reproduction and making the content available online to the EU press publishers against online use of their content by information society service providers for two years.

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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2022

WIPO is gearing up for the 42nd session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights and the Africa Group at WIPO has submitted a proposal for a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es). At the wake of the pandemic, the mode of conducting the SCCR’s sessions changed drastically. see here ).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series. TSPs are natural or legal persons responsible for the validation and security of digital signatures.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Stichting Brein preliminary reference related to the liability of an operator of a platform for Usenet services for communication to the public, while the Puls 4 TV reference concerned the application of the hosting safe harbour to online video platforms. EU Parliament, Draft report on IP Action Plan.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

The narrow permitted uses, consisting of making copies for digitisation purposes and disseminating online via non-commercial websites are problematic. The OWD and the CDSM Directive’s OOCW provisions now coexist as two distinct options that cultural heritage institutions can rely on for clearing rights.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS. In 2017, the BGH once more issued a ruling on Section 95a UrhG in relation to the Nintendo DS games console. The BGH assumed that an infringement of the related right of the film producer had occurred.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights. Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law. 2] BGH, 16 April 2015, GRUR 2015, 1189. [3]

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 20, 2025

Mostly intermittent action continued until 2021 when EDPPI (the Committee for the Notification of Copyright and Related Rights Infringement on the Internet) was handed responsibility for tackling illicit broadcasts of live sporting events. For scale, a 256GB thumb drive can hold around 83,333 320kbps MP3 files.

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