The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2021

We may already be thinking about Christmas feasts, but before that, check some IP opportunities and events. The event will take place at the Moorgate offices of Simmons & Simmons from 2pm and drinks and canapes will be served in the evening. Bird and Bird - Hybrid Event: The Unified Patent Court - The finish line in sight? (27

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As you are probably currently busy hopping between Christmas parties, the IPKat team has gathered some events and opportunities to help you schedule your agenda for the upcoming months. The event will be held on December 18, 2023 in Amsterdam and online. The event will take place on June 12-13, 2024. For details, click here.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 16, 2023

Rightsholders involved in the creation and broadcasting of live events say their businesses face a persistent threat from unlicensed and illegal competition. On the criminal side, multiple police-led operations around Europe often sounded spectacular but didn’t have a significant effect on the market.

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The IPKat

MARCH 10, 2024

Forthcoming events New events and conferences are added to our Events page continuously, so do not forget to check it out regularly! Webinar on navigating intellectual property in sustainable fashion (13 March) 4IPCouncil is organizing a webinar on second-hand luxury markets on 13 March at 16:00 CET.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 21, 2023

Colombian event production company Páramo Presenta has made a groundbreaking announcement of its incorporation into Live Nation Entertainment, a global entertainment powerhouse. This move positions Colombia as a prominent hub for hosting events in Latin America, poised to compete more closely with markets like Argentina and Brazil.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2022

A focus on the past, and the success of heritage-focused events, collaborations and products , also raises the possibility that heritage can at times act as an extra-legal norm in negatives spaces of IP or even low-IP regimes. copyright law. Copyright Office’s refusal to register the Tommy Hilfiger flag ).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

In Europe, the role of IP in promoting and transitioning towards more sustainable markets, models, and practices is gaining momentum. The interplay between IP and Sustainability is well-known and hardly contested at global scale.

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

While temperatures are still struggling to raise above 15°C, check the latest IP events to warm up! Events IFIM, "Shaping the Digital Services Act: What impact on intellectual property?", Our PermaKat Eleonora Rosati is IFIM's Director and will also chair one of the panels of the event. Registration is open and can be made here.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Divij highlighted the use of copyright strikes as a new form of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (‘SLAPPs’) using the problematic takedown structure of YouTube. Section 52 of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, provides for certain acts which are an exception to the general norm of copyright infringement.

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Intepat

JULY 11, 2024

Show’s Perspective The show argues that copyright laws necessitate action against unauthorized usage to protect their intellectual property rights and brand identity. These rules aim to prevent copyright infringement while allowing limited promotion of show appearances. In the case of Myspace Inc.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

In addition, the new regulation establishes guidelines for payment initiation activities, further clarifies the rules for marketing financial services through electronic platforms and reiterates measures to protect consumers and ensures proper operation of the system. Source in Spanish. 08/04/22 – Copyright Law.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Christmas markets are already here, the lights are bright and shining, but before November is over, this Kat brings you another bundle of joy in the form of IP events and opportunities. The call for papers will be available to check here.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

Copyright law crafted decades ago to prevent infringement in an analog world has in many cases held up remarkably well in the digital age. In the United States, the existence of a loophole in copyright law had been an open secret for some time. Copying or reproduction remains relevant, as does the concept of distribution.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2022

October is here with more news, events and opportunities coming your way. Writer and poet Juan Mollá López, professor and researcher Eleonora Rosati and the Organisation of Ibero-American States were awarded the Adepi 2022 Prize at a gala event at the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid on 22 September 2022. Read more here (in Spanish).

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

While enjoying (or not) this heatwave, check the latest IP events and opportunities to be cool for the summer! The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. and Copyright in Graffiti and Street Art).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Although spring is one month and a couple of days away from us, IP events and opportunities are already blooming and you can find a bundle of the best here. More details about the event and how to register can be found here. More details about this event are available here and for the other events here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 15, 2021

The Polish Ministry of Culture has announced draft changes to the Polish copyright law on the collection and division of the private copying levy (also known as the blank media tax or levy). In Part I of this set of posts, I describe draft changes to the Polish copyright law on the collection and division of the private copying levy.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

“Adjusting” the principle of cumulation According to Recital 33 of the proposed Regulation, “it is appropriate to adjust the principle of cumulation of protection” under design law and under copyright law, due to the “advanced harmonisation of copyright law”. 17 ) to liberalise the spare parts market.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For the past several years, Chinese-manufactured Ubox IPTV boxes have flooded the market in Taiwan. Taiwan made amendments to copyright law that outlawed piracy-configured devices. As previously mentioned, these events do not feature in recent rightsholder reports to the U.S. Domains: Seized, or Something Else?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

For owners of devices set for the market or even sitting at home, Anatel has just issued a reminder that illegal set-top boxes are punishable with a fine. In any event, the certification scheme effectively means that by default, all set-top boxes will be considered illegal, at least until they are deemed worthy of official certification.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In May, Triller filed a lawsuit against the H3 Podcast, claiming that by showing a portion of the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight event on YouTube, the defendants breached the company’s rights. By displaying the fight clip and its URL (location on YouTube), a breaches of copyright law took place.

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The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

Here’s what they write: Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst Artificial Kat Over the past two years the IPKat has hosted debate on the question of whether the outputs of generative AI tools are protected under copyright law.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The panel emphasized that copyright laws inherently strike this balance and should be upheld in the context of AI development. The principle of copyright is the same, but the context is slightly different. Mr Conway emphasized the importance of copyright in the context of AI model development.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2023

This decision raises many issues regarding copyright ownership that will require further court involvement and/or policy reform. The primary challenge arising from AI-generated artwork pertains to copyright existence and ownership. Copyright law traditionally assigns authorship to individuals who create original works.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 2, 2022

On April 21, a special event at the WIP contemporary art center in Moscow featured The Batman. Tickets cost around 500 rubles (US$7.00) with the organizers framing the screening as an art performance with artistic commentary on Hollywood’s departure from the Russian market. The source for the movie was unofficial, of course.

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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2022

The CJEU might also clarify whether the approach recently adopted under copyright law with regard to the right of communication to the public and the liability of internet platforms is to be applied to other areas of IP.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Indeed, critics will rightly note the market distortion it creates for private entities who stand to lose further advertising-related revenues to the CBC, while supporters should be concerned that the bill undermines the CBC’s claim to a public interest role and makes an ad-free version of the service even less likely.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

In fact, until 2017, when the Decree-Law No. 148/2017 was issued, which changed the legal position, a legal monopoly was granted to a public entity (SIAE – Italian Society of Authors and Publishers ) by Article 180 of the Italian Copyright Law (Law No. 633 of 1941). 35/2017, whose Art.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2021

channels, which are only possible to offer after content is copied and stored, contrary to copyright law. YouTuber ‘Touchtone’ (Raul Orelanna) was later added as a defendant in an amended complaint alongside accusations he was paid $500,000 to market the service.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Despite the proliferation of streaming services, there’s still a market for broadcast television, as evidenced by the fact that cable packages remain a thing, albeit a diminished thing, and that there are ever more options that offer customers the channels they love served to them over the internet rather than through a cable box.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Welcome to the third trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. You can read the previous round-ups here. Coming soon and latest referrals.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2024

The event was mostly a meetup of like-minded geeks, but one person stood out a mile; Tim Kuik, director of anti-piracy group BREIN. Speaking with TorrentFreak, Kuik recalls that the home video market was just opening up. In the early 80s, bootleg VHS tapes were just getting popular, while the World Wide Web had yet to be invented.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But if you have not taken that route for one reason or another and you encounter highly similar products on the market, there are other ways to protect your products through IP. It is essential for the commercial team to join forces with the marketing department to consider launching some smart advertising campaigns.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The authors must have been quite busy, particularly in the past two years, diligently tracking the frequent IP law revisions (Trade Mark Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law Revisions in 2019; Copyright Law and Patent Law Revisions in 2020) and, of course, the promulgation of the Civil Code (and the IP-related provisions therein) in 2020.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the second trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, every three months we update you on what has happened in EU copyright law. You can read the previous round-ups here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works. For instance, copyright protection has been denied to photographs taken by paparazzi and photographs of sport events.

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