Kluwer Copyright Blog
MARCH 4, 2022
But for anyone who had expected the Data Act to include a revision of the Database Directive — an ambition that the Commission had signalled in both the 2020 Data Strategy and the 2020 Intellectual Property Action Plan — the final proposal will be a major disappointment. A right that shall not be exercised.
The IPKat
JANUARY 17, 2022
In the era of fake news, reliable sources of information are more valuable than ever. Accessing those registers usually comes at a cost, prompting some commercial parties to offer the same information at a lower price. Although generic information (e.g. All Dutch companies are by law required to register with the KvK.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 17, 2021
In a nutshell, a specialist search engine engaging in re-use of substantial parts of the database of a job adverts website was accused of violating sui generis database right. price transparency for consumers), there is no infringement unless the risk to the database maker’s initial investment outweighs these considerations.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Such rights reservations are often informally described as opt outs. By way of brief overview of data protection law, under the UK GDPR personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
SpicyIP
MARCH 25, 2025
here and here ) In this case, one will need to prove that the data compilation does qualify as TS or confidential information. Is there a sui generis protection for computer databases? ( see definition of computer database) Unlike Europe, India does not have sui generis database rights. However, sec.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
AUGUST 18, 2021
The consultation document restates the fundamental right to intellectual property as the fundamental principle of ‘protection of the intellectual creations of individuals in the online space’ but is otherwise silent on IP. So effectively, the 2013 directive already curtailed public sector bodies’ copyright and sui generis rights in data.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JANUARY 16, 2025
HowardsHome obtains the information for its alerts mainly from Really Simple Syndication-feeds ( RSS-feeds “) of news items publicly available online. RSS-feeds contain various information about an article. Press publishers right The press publishers right is recognised in Article 15 DSM Directive.
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