The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Late last month (August), the Kampala Protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related rights within the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) was adopted at a Diplomatic Conference held in Kampala, Uganda. This post presents some of the highlights of the Protocol.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 13, 2023
After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law. It concerns the waivability of the right and the modalities for its exercise.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 18, 2021
It was a historic milestone in the area of rights related to copyright. Switzerland was the first State to join the list and, at present, 42 states are contracting parties to this Treaty. There is no doubt, however, that BTAP strengthens related rights of artists in audiovisual works and ensures their payment abroad.
The IPKat
JULY 12, 2024
While the AI Act is not IP-specific legislation, it will have a substantial impact on it, notably copyright and trade secrets. It covers a wide range of areas, from health and safety to CE marking and copyright. IP-related impact Recitals 104 to 109 and Article 53 have a direct impact on copyright.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Very few jurisdictions expressly provide for copyright in computer-generated works.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JANUARY 3, 2023
31, 2022): When an individual’s decision to disseminate an Instagram post is the “very thing the article [is] reporting on,” the use of the Instagram post and its copyrighted material in the reporting has been deemed sufficiently transformative to support a fair use defense. Wallster, Inc. Redbubble, Inc., LEXIS 198181 (C.D.
SpicyIP
JUNE 2, 2023
D Bansal, alleged that the novelization of the screenplay and the publication of the novel is in violation of the plaintiff’s copyright as per Section 51 of the Copyright Act. The First Owner of the Copyright of a Screenplay in a Film – the Author or the Producer?
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