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Dutch court rejects claims for sui generis database protection of national company register

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In a recent case before the Dutch (district) court of Midden-Nederland, the question arose whether database rights can be invoked to prevent third parties reusing and offering data retrieved from the national company register. All Dutch companies are by law required to register with the KvK. Although generic information (e.g.

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A Big Win for Dalit Researchers: Implications for IP

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Various Indian case laws exist on the same. Although India does not have a separate legislation on TS, it can beprotected under the broader regime of Contract Law and Common Law remedies. Is there a sui generis protection for computer databases? ( To enjoy copyright, a work must meet the standard of modicum of creativity.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The underlying claim concerned the alleged infringement of database rights and copyright in various aspects of the Bitcoin System. Dr Wright claims to own database rights in various iterations of the Bitcoin Blockchain and literary copyright in the White Paper and in what is referred to in the claim as the “Bitcoin File Format”.

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The UK government moves forward with a text and data mining exception for all purposes

Kluwer Copyright Blog

As previously reported , between October 2021 and January 2022 the UK Intellectual Property Office held a public consultation on the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property laws (more specifically, copyright and patents). Ownership for patent inventions. Lawful access. All-purpose TDM.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

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The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

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New Vatican AI Guidelines for the development and use of AI models: from AI training to Vatican’s authorship and ownership of AI-generated outputs (at least within the Vatican City State)

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In turn, where the Vatican Act regulates a certain aspect, Vatican law shall apply; vice versa, where the Vatican Act is silent, Italian law shall apply instead. The Vatican Act does not however detail restricted acts under copyright and other rights, including related and other rights (e.g., CXCVII, Sept.

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