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European Copyright Society (ECS): Comment on Copyright and the Digital Services Act Proposal

Kluwer Copyright Blog

To achieve these aims, the DSA sets out numerous due diligence obligations of intermediaries concerning any type of illegal information, including copyright infringing content. Copyright law accounts for most content removals from online platforms and search engine result lists, by an order of magnitude.

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‘Star’ring In Conflict: Rogue IPTV Players Meet Star India In IP Battle

SpicyIP

In this light, I focus on: one , the relevance of copyright law for live broadcasting and streaming platforms; and two , the utility of digital rights management (DRM) and strong policy frameworks in safeguarding broadcasters and copyright owners. Copyright Infringement by Streaming Platforms: How does IPTV Smarters work?

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Hollywood and Netflix Report Piracy Threats to the EU, Call for ‘Intermediary’ Action

TorrentFreak

The most recent version of the report was published in 2022 and the EU is currently working on an updated edition. Like its U.S. equivalent, the EU watchlist relies on input from stakeholder groups, which nominate problematic sites and services for inclusion.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Claims under copyright law. In Germany, in the case of copyright infringements, Section 97(1) and (2) UrhG provides for claims to be asserted for injunctive relief and damages. In 2015, the BGH ruled that managing directors have limited liability in copyright matters.

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German Federal Court of Justice: Copyright Case Law of 2021 – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The Störerhaftung is the basis, in particular, for claims to compel access providers or other intermediaries to bring an end to copyright infringements. In Störerhaftung des Registrars , the BGH ruled for the first time on the responsibility of a domain registrar to bring an end to a copyright infringement.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Under traditional copyright law, the purchase of an NFT representing a work in which copyright subsists does not automatically confer copyright ownership in the underlying work ( the traditional approach ). In Part II we will discuss other copyright law implications of NFTs.

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Trade Marks in the Virtual World: Is your Business Well Meta-Versed in Emerging Technology?

LexBlog IP

We have previously written about key steps for brand owners to consider for their trade mark strategy in the metaverse and since then, earlier this year, the 12 th edition of the Nice Classification came into force.