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./.

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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.

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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. €

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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]

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

If such a question is ever referred to the CJEU, the odds are that the referring court will be a Spanish one. The language is not perfectly clear, but it arguably refers to situations where an OCSSP meets all the requirements set forth in Art. 17(4) of the CDSMD. While the liability exemption in Art.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Also, article 18(3) of Law 4481/2017 states as follows: Management fees of the collective management organisation shall not exceed the justified and documented costs in managing copyright and related rights. Management fees should not exceed, on average, 20% of the gross rights revenue of the collective management organisation.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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]

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

The Court made specific reference to certain European Court of Justice decisions in this respect. (3) The term includes, according to the decision, all forms of marketing of the copy of the computer program that include a right of time-limited use for a price. It held that they were inadmissible because they were too vague.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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