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Under a New EU-Focused Copyright Law, Musical Artists Currently Earn *Nothing*

TorrentFreak

According to an EU statement dated January 2022, Moldova’s State Agency for Intellectual Property ( AGEPI ) responded with a new draft transposing nine EU directives in full and four EU directives in part. Back in Moldova, rightsholder groups were moving ever closer to boiling point.

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Pirate Site Blocking is Making its Way Into Free Trade Agreements

TorrentFreak

(b) the services of the ISP are used by a third party to infringe copyright or related rights in the territory of that Party. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Alliance for Intellectual Property , which represents rightsholder organizations such as the MPA, BPI, and the Premier League.

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Saturday Sundries

The IPKat

related rights, performers rights), trade marks (incl., geographical indications), designs, best foreign language/non-English IP book and IP in general (books covering diverse IP rights). The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is seeking submissions for a special issue of the WIPO Magazine.

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Navigating the Global Intellectual Property Landscape: Key Treaties and Agreements

IIPRD

INTRODUCTION In today’s increasingly interconnected world, “Intellectual Property Rights” have emerged as a vital area, influencing global innovation, creativity, and economic development.

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Potential Impact on Major Pirate Sites as Vietnam ISPs Face New Responsibilities

TorrentFreak

After spending more than 16 years implementing intellectual property laws introduced in 2005, amendments to intellectual property law in Vietnam came into effect on January 1, 2023. At that point, however, implementation was still to be determined so, over the past few months, the government has been drafting decrees.

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Africa IP Highlights #3: Patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

In September , the Nigerian Government collaborated with WIPO to hold a national workshop for the validation of the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (draft IP Policy). November: Botswana launched its first ever National Intellectual Property Policy (BIPP).

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. The Indonesian government has examined the existence of blockchain technology cautiously, leaning more toward acceptance of the new technology than outright prohibition. MOCI Regulation No.