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EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Welcome to the first 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. RTL Television, AG Pitruzzella, C-716/20. On 10 March 2022, AG Pitruzzella issued his opinion in RTL Television.

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Disney Pulls TV Channels From Vietnam, Govt. “Concerned” Piracy Will Run Riot

TorrentFreak

Yet despite reported progress, including an overhaul of Vietnam’s copyright laws and promises to crack down on piracy, including the formation of a specialist anti-piracy unit , nothing has had any visible effect. However, turn off a few legal TV channels inside Vietnam and suddenly piracy is a real concern.

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Securing Copyright Protection for AI-generate Generated Creations – A Business Perspective

IPilogue

CIPO has reached a conclusion after they recently issued copyright to a piece of art with an AI tool listed as a co-author (along with a human co-author). AI tools that create art (one has even sold for over $400K ), write fiction and non-fiction works (including news articles), and scripts for film and television already exist.

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Warner Bros. Seeks to Muzzle Rin Tin Tin Lawsuit

Copyright Lately

The studio argues that a complaint seeking an accounting of profits from its planned Rin Rin Tin film doesn’t arise under the Copyright Act. He’s the canine film and television star made famous in the 1920’s, which makes him nearly 700 if you’re counting in dog years. In 2019, Warner Bros.

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Call for Submissions: 1st Blog Writing Competition, 2025 Organized by CIPRA in Collaboration with SpicyIP (Submit by February 19, 2025)

SpicyIP

Analysing the intersection of journalistic privilege and copyright law. The role of IP law in combating the spread of misinformation and disinformation. Analysing the complexities of licensing deals for film and television adaptations. Examining the legality of meme usage by Indian news platforms under copyright law.

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Parliamentary Standing Committee and Copyright Reform: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back

SpicyIP

Historically, the exceptions for teaching, education and research have never been qualified by the nature of ownership of the institution where the use of the work is carried out. The Report does not establish any linkage between the two, leaving unclear why students from private institutions should be deprived of copyright exceptions.

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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

Copyright Lately

NFTs Are Not Copyrightable. The confusion only seems to increase when you introduce copyright into the mix. Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. If they don’t embed an underlying asset, they likely don’t even fall within the subject matter of copyright.

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