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Copyright in the Bitcoin File Format: a question of content over structure

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Summary In the case of Wright & Ors v BTC Core & Ors [2023] EWHC 222 the High Court was faced with a technical copyright question about whether literary copyright can subsist in the file format used for the Bitcoin System (the “ Bitcoin File Format ”). 3(2) Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the “ Act ”).

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Top 10 Posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2023 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. YouTube’s first Copyright Transparency Report 2021 – A step towards “factfulness” by Jan Bernd Nordemann. A vanishing right? Factfulness, p.

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Copyright Protection For Databases In India

IP and Legal Filings

In the Indian scenario, protection: India does not have a separate database protection law as the European Union does. Sui generis protection does not exist in India because the government believes that the Copyright Act’s current level of protection is adequate and that a need for further protection has not yet arisen.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

The IPKat

COPYRIGHT Katfriend Moritz Sutterer posted on a new competition tool that the German Competition Authority recently tried out against Google in relation to press publishers' neighbouring right. Reminder: last call to vote for your best IP book of 2021 by participating in the poll here !

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Digital collections from GLAM institutions: Policy Paper

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Context Copyright can be challenging for cultural institutions (or “GLAM“ for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) when pursuing digitization and dissemination activities, as copyright governs whether a given work can be used and if so, how (as shown in recent studies for museums , archives or libraries ). Proposal 1.

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Around the IP Blogs

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COPYRIGHT Networked and interoperable devices have proliferated over the past two decades, and the advent of cloud services has created a standard for data sharing. The Kluwer Copyright Blog, therefore, explains potential challenges that may arise. The Kluwer Copyright Blog provides an overview of the structure of this national law.

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Art. 17 DSM Directive: International Application in EU cross-border scenarios – Or: Why the EU needs a faithful implementation into national law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Article 17 Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive”) is currently being implemented into national law in the EU Member States. There is some controversy as to how the right of communication to the public as mentioned in Art. Image of conolan on Pixabay.

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