The IPKat

JULY 15, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following contribution by former GuestKat Mirko Brüß (Brüß Law) analyzing two recent decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the evergreen right of communication to the public. Here’s what he writes: CJEU: New licensing rules for the provision of guest TVs in Germany?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

Union law does not provide for a neighboring right to copyright for sport event’s organizers but that some Members States have introduced specific rights for sports events organizers in their legislation, including a new “neighboring right” to copyright.

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Television Copyright Blogging Law 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Much has been said about the press publishers’ right, introduced by Article 15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM). An important but relatively neglected flaw is its silence on the features of the licensing mechanism that Member States may and shall adopt for the management of the press publishers’ right.

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Publishing Law Contracts Licensing 54

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Much has been said about the press publishers’ right, introduced by Article 15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM). An important but relatively neglected flaw is its silence on the features of the licensing mechanism that Member States may and shall adopt for the management of the press publishers’ right.

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Publishing Law Contracts Licensing 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

improve authoritative and updated information on right holders, terms and conditions and licensing opportunities). It is also noted that the Commission will “work with relevant stakeholders to promote the quality of copyright data and achieve a well-functioning “copyright infrastructure” (e.g. Coming soon and latest referrals.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

This seems to have pushed EU Member States towards compliance – the latest examples here are the Irish European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021 (19 November), the Italian Decree (published on 27 November), and the Estonian Act implementing the Directive (8 December).

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