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Right to Health and the Issue of Compulsory Licensing for Exorbitantly Priced Risdiplam

SpicyIP

Looking at different flexibilities under the Patent Act, like compulsory licensing, government use etc., Image from here Right to Health and the Issue of Compulsory Licensing for Exorbitantly Priced Risdiplam By Prof. There are a range of options available to the GOI, such as price negotiations or the use of a government use license.

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Additional Remuneration Rights for Online Streaming on Reference to the CJEU

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by yousafbhutta from Pixabay On 26 September 2024, the Belgian Constitutional Court referred a highly topical issue of fair remuneration of authors and performers on online streaming platforms to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU).

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Austrian Supreme Court refers further questions for a preliminary ruling on the InfoSoc Directive

The IPKat

In the first case, the Austrian Supreme Court has referred the following questions to the CJEU (freely translated and shortened from the German original): 1. The defendant operated the platform based on license agreements with TV channel operators. The IPTV service included TV programs created and broadcasted by the Claimant.

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Russia’s Forced Licensing Plan For ‘Enemy’ Content “Legalizes Piracy”

TorrentFreak

Sony, Universal, and Warner, for example, aren’t releasing new movies or music but existing contracts are being honored, meaning that older content is still licensed and legally available. Russia’s ‘Special Licensing Operation’ The Kremlin’s solution to the country’s content crisis is already underway.

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Belgian Constitutional Court refers 13 questions on DSM Directive to the CJEU

The IPKat

The ruling stays the proceedings and refers 13 questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Their claims and the corresponding questions referred to the CJEU are detailed below. 216/1 (case no. 216/2 (cases nos. 7922 and 7925), XI.228/4 228/4 (cases nos. 7922 and 7927), chapter 4/2 (cases nos. 7924 and 7927), XI.228/10

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Compulsory licensing for expensive medicines: KCE report

SpicyIP

The Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) recently released an interesting report titled ‘Compulsory licensing for expensive medicines’. Ordinarily, patentees voluntarily decide whether or not and on what conditions to grant licenses to third parties. Failing which, a compulsory license can be issued. Natco Pharma Ltd.

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3 Count: Sealed with a Kiss

Plagiarism Today

2: SoundExchange Royalties Dispute with Music Choice to be Referred to Copyright Royalty Board. The lawsuit was filed by SoundExchange after an audit alleged that Music Choice, which relies on a statutory license for the music it uses, had underpaid the royalties it owes. They are free of copyright.