The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2021

This said, based on what is already available, it is apparent that the provisions that the EU legislature adopted in 2019 to establish a ‘Digital Single Market’ will be implemented in different – if not altogether creative – ways across the EU. The European Commission correctly reasoned along these lines, though with reference to Article 17.

Publishing 133

Publishing Copyright Related Rights Law 133

Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Where it is known as compulsory licensing in reference to patents, it is known as statutory licenses in reference to copyright and related rights. Creation of Gray Markets : Creating a local chain of supply may lead to the creation of grey markets.

Licensing 105

Licensing Invention Intellectual Property Marketing 105

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Legal arrangements concerning a system of fees compensating creators, holders of related rights and their successors for permitted personal uses based on the provisions of Article 5(2)(b) of Directive 2001/29 have functioned unchanged in Polish law since 1994.

Copying 56

Copying Law Related Rights Copyright Law 56

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 1, 2023

A 218/24.11.2022) implemented into the Greek legal order Directives (EU) 790/2019 (hereinafter DSMD) and 789/2019 (as well as Directive 2006/115 on the public lending right, but this is another (lengthy) story…). A major part of the amendments concerns Chapter 4 of Law 2121/1993, which regulates exceptions and limitations to copyright.

Licensing 98

Licensing Related Rights Publishing Law 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Article 17 Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive”) is currently being implemented into national law in the EU Member States. There is some controversy as to how the right of communication to the public as mentioned in Art. 39 with further references).

Art 85

Art Law Related Rights Marketing 85

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

One such example relates to the blocking of content pending the resolution of a complaint. Another reason not to be too creative: the upcoming DSA All the above said, there is also another reason why Member States should refrain from being too creative when transposing Article 17 into their own laws.

Art 136

Art Copyright Law Related Rights 136

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 26, 2022

Otherwise, the Commission may decide to refer these Member States to the Court of Justice of the European Union, which has the power to impose financial sanctions. The CDSM Directive was published in May 2019 (see here and here for an overview), following a controversial legislative process at EU level. by Alexander Puutio. €

Law 60

Law Intellectual Property Related Rights Art 60

The IPKat

JULY 15, 2024

Both decisions are based on questions referred by German courts and call into question the established German case law in that area and the known general licensing practice of the collective management societies based on it. In particular the CJEU refers to its fundamental decision in C-716/20 RTL Television./. Citadines./.

Licensing 71

Licensing Television Marketing Marketing 71

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In 2019, the EU’s Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) was adopted. This included the highly controversial Articles 15 and 17 on, respectively, the new press publishers’ right (PPR) and the new copyright liability scheme for “online content-sharing services providers” (OCSSPs). Targeted users.

Reporting 52

Reporting Marketing Marketing Copyright 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

The AG held that the notion refers to the retransmission of a primary transmission by cable distributors, who carry out such retransmission as professional operators in the context of a conventional cable network. The Report examines the question: How can and should EU copyright and related rights law protect AI musical outputs?

Copyright Law 60

Copyright Law Copyright Law Music 60

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This is a preliminary reference from the Portuguese Supereme Court, which interprets the notion of “cable restransimission”. You can read the previous round-ups here. CJEU judgments and AG Opinions. RTL Television, Court of Justice, C-716/20. On 8 September 2022, the CJEU issued its judgment in RTL Television.

Copyright Law 114

Copyright Law Copyright Law Music 114

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).

Copyright Law 116

Copyright Law Copyright Law Reporting 116

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It is possible to assess the damage suffered by the author under the unfair contract by reference to the practices of the sector (Court of Appeal of Paris, 15 May 1987). The Conseil d’Etat , the French administrative Supreme Court, handed down an important ruling on 15 November 2022 which annuls Order no.

Contracts 96

Contracts Intellectual Property Cinema Copying 96

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

A digital asset that is held on a blockchain, such as music, art, in-game items, or films, is referred to as an NFT. As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. Image source: iStock]. Conclusion.

Non-Fungible Tokens 94

Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Registering Trademarks Trademark Law 94

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The reason is that, as noted below, the Directive provides that IMEs can be in charge of the collective management of copyright and related rights and that, inter alia , “ right holders should be free to entrust the management of their rights to independent management entities.”

Copyright 67

Copyright Law Marketing Marketing 67

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The relevant act, seeking to bring Ireland in line with the Directive, is the Statutory Instrument 567/2021 ‘European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021’ (hereinafter ‘ the Regulations’ ). The Irish legislative transposition finally became law on 19 November 2021. Section 53A).

Copying 103

Copying Copyright Law Copyright Social Media 103

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Available from: [link] ; [accessed on 09/10/2024] [3] Caso, Roberto & Dore, Giulia, Academic copyright, open access and the “moral” second publication right (2021). See also “ ALLEA Statement on Open Access Publication under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules ” (2022). [5]

Publishing 78

Publishing Journalism Copyright Editing 78

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2024

Looking back, the transfer of value from big tech to creators, infamously referred to as ‘the value gap’ problem, was a core issue for the Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive to tackle. A dispute in Malta can be referred to the Copyright Board, and one in the Netherlands , to the Dispute Committee.

Publishing 78

Publishing Art Journalism Copyright 78

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

However, de facto they merely owned proof of ownership without any proprietary value, as all copyright and any related rights were retained and not granted upon purchase. The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority had emphasised this in its April 2021 guidance on advertising cryptocurrencies.

Non-Fungible Tokens 98

Non-Fungible Tokens IP Ownership Contracts 98

The IPKat

MAY 8, 2022

. • The practice set out in the Examination Guide is silent as to how the Registrar’s enforcement of the protection of famous names under section 3(6) is to be reconciled with the existence of a relative right to object and the express prohibition contained in Article 2 of the Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007.

Licensing 92

Licensing Related Rights Registration Publishing 92

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Presently, a new reference from the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) asks the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for vital interpretive guidance concerning the parody exception within copyright law. The same holds true for parody and caricature.

Copyright Law 87

Copyright Law Art Copyright Law 87

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

If adopted in this form, such a provision would significantly strengthen the position of creators and rights holders to prevent or license the use of their works for the purpose of training generative AI models as foreseen in the CDSM Directive.

Copyright 98

Copyright Fair Use Publishing Reporting 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

2121/1993 on “Copyright, Related Rights and Cultural Matters” ), as well as L. 4481/2017, on “Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights” ( ΦΕΚ Α’ 100/20.7.2017 ). As it introduces a new related/neighbouring right for press publishers (PPR), the provision has been placed in Section VII of L.

Publishing 52

Publishing Art Related Rights Marketing 52

Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In the quaint days of 2019, when the EU issued its Digital Single Market Copyright Directive (DSM) , much attention was focused on issues such as a news publishers’ right and the obligations of platforms to take down infringing materials. This article originally appeared in The Scholarly Kitchen and is republished with permission.

Editing 59

Editing All Rights Reserved Publishing Copyright 59

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

These overall aims also include the protection of copyright and related rights. What, therefore, does the general reference of the AI Act to “Union copyright law” mean? 16 DSA) and the mandatory risk management of very large online platforms and search engines (Arts. 34 and 35 DSA).

Copyright 80

Copyright Art Copyright Law Copyright Infringement 80

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Overall, after Fauré Le Page Paris appealed to the Cour de Cassation where it referred the related questions on Art. AGA Rangemaster Group Limited (AGA) objected to the sales and marketing activities of a company, which sold second-hand AGA cookers retrofitted with an electronic control system. 3(1)(g) TMD2 to the CJEU.

Personality Rights 58

Personality Rights IP Copyright Art 58

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

In light of criticism following the announcement of the political deal – and renewed warnings that the AI Act risks will hamper innovation in the European market – there may still be room for debate over the final terms of the AI Act before ratification. [13]

IP 52

IP Copyright Art Related Rights 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2021

In its long-awaited Opinion on an action brought by Poland to annul certain parts of Article 17 of the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM Directive), Advocate General (AG) Saugmandsgaard Øe demarcates the borders of permitted filtering of users’ uploads.

Copyright 103

Copyright Settlement Government Copyright Infringement 103

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

This post focuses on selected copyright and related rights matters that the Institute details in its Position Statement. The Data Act Proposal explicitly addresses the relationship between the new right to access and share IoT data and the sui generis database right provided for in Article 7 of Directive 96/9/EC.

Copyright 52

Copyright Intellectual Property Database Right Related Rights 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Stichting Brein preliminary reference related to the liability of an operator of a platform for Usenet services for communication to the public, while the Puls 4 TV reference concerned the application of the hosting safe harbour to online video platforms. Austro-Mechana, AG Hogan, C-433/20. Coming soon and latest referrals.

Copyright Law 60

Copyright Law Copyright Law Television 60

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

The third defendant was licensed to produce and market the disputed foods and spices under its own name and at its own expense, paying a fixed fee to the plaintiff for each individual product sold. Compensation presupposes culpability and infringement of IP (or related rights) (i.e., Emphasis added.)

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Moral Rights Related Rights Art 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). This is particularly visible in the definition of the negotiation and licensing scheme envisioned for the exercise of the new related right. Image via needpix.

Publishing 56

Publishing Law Contracts Licensing 56

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

The reference in Section 60b(2) UrhG has been updated accordingly. What exactly the term “pastiche” refers to is unclear. While in literature and linguistics the imitation of a particular style is known as a “pastiche”, this understanding cannot be applied in the same way in relation to copyright matters.

Copyright 52

Copyright Related Rights Copyright Law Publishing 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). This is particularly visible in the definition of the negotiation and licensing scheme envisioned for the exercise of the new related right. Image via needpix.

Publishing 52

Publishing Law Contracts Licensing 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 30, 2022

At the same time, this inconsistency is distressing, especially since the grand purpose of the Directive is to foster a digital single market. Both Article 7b(2)(c) of the Dutch Neighbouring Rights Act and Section 87g(2)(4) of the German Copyright and Related Rights Act very much stick to the wording of Article 15(1) of the CDSM Directive.

Publishing 52

Publishing Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Related Rights 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

By now, Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM Directive) needs no wordy introductions. Put briefly, the provision requires Member States to introduce a related (or neighbouring) right for press publishers, applicable to online uses of their publications.

Publishing 52

Publishing Related Rights Intellectual Property Law Public Domain 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 18, 2022

This approach, referred to as “private ordering” or “self-regulation”, has been reflected in several EU Directives, and has long provided a useful workaround for governments by empowering industry actors to design and implement their own rules and methods of enforcement (given that they comply with existing law). Conclusion.

Copyright 52

Copyright Marketing Marketing Law 52