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Safeguarding Access to Culture in the Digital Era in European Copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Traditionally, the purchase of the tangible copy of a work afforded the buyer or every lawful acquirer of the tangible copy the possibility to enjoy the work as long as the physical object incorporating the work exists. However, the shift from a market of goods to a market of services has changed this paradigm.

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Taming the ‘LAION’: Lessons for Harmonising AI and Copyright Law

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She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. the Court identified the use of photographs as “scientific research” under the EU Directive on the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive”). Tanishka is an advocate at the High Court of MP. LAION logo.

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Navigating User Lawfulness in European Copyright Law: From Lawful Use to Lawful Access

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image created by AI The concept of lawfulness in relation to user status or user acts has been gradually established in EU digital copyright law as a condition for the enjoyment of certain copyright exceptions. However, the concept has proliferated inconsistently, lacking a clear normative content and shape.

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Should the EU unify copyright laws?

The IPKat

Kat (re-)unification Should the EU unify the copyright laws of its Member States and introduce, over thirty years after the start of the harmonization process, a unitary copyright title? In 2015, the European Commission itself called unification of copyright laws “ a long-term target ”. The short answer is: yes.

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Copyright Laws and Fair Dealing: Analysing the Ongoing Dispute Between Dhanush And Nayanthara

IP and Legal Filings

The defense concluded that the case was without merits, thus not violating copyright laws. Thus, in such cases, copyright laws would favor the producer if the BTS Footage was created as part of the production process. The dispute shares a similarity with Ilaiyaraaja’s copyright case. [1] 1] Llaiyaraja v.

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Copyright for AI-generated works: a task for the internal market?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Voices emerged questioning whether current EU copyright laws should be amended in light of the many AI-generated works that have come about. One important question has been whether copyright law should be extended in order to protect such works. Importantly, copyright law is equally about culture.

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How Copyright Law Fosters Anti-Competitive Behavior, Part Infinity–Bayam v. ID Tech

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The anti-competitive implications of copyright enforcement aren’t some unforeseeable consequence of either copyright law or the DMCA; these consequences are actively fostered by doctrinal choices like strict liability for infringement and service provider liability for failing to remove upon notice. The CourtListener page.