Digitisation and dissemination of out-of-commerce works held by cultural heritage institutions, including across borders, in ‘mass digitisation’ projects, is adversely affected by difficulties in clearing rights. The digitisation and dissemination of in-copyright OoC works as part of ‘mass digitisation’ efforts is however faced by distinct difficulties and high transaction costs for clearing the relevant rights. This problem contrasts with the inherently low current commercial value of the works at stake.
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Letters, Email, and Other Written Correspondence
Letters, emails, journals, diaries, and other forms of written correspondence may be registered if they contain a sufficient amount of copyrightable expression and if the claimant owns the copyright in that material. When submitting an application to register these types of works, the applicant should limit the claim to the text, artwork, and/or photographs that appear in the work.
Comments closedThey proposed the new draft law. It introduces new definition – the owner of app. App owner is the owner of software for computer where the information, containing copyrighted subject matter excluding photos or containing information necessary in order to receive such copyrighted subject-matter with help of telecommunication networks, is placed without proper permission of right holder or other legal ground.
Comments closedIt is very strange situation, when the court, protecting and securing intellectual property rights in Russia, is accused of copyright infringement. One law office, Paragon, has required Russian general prosecutor office and department of court to check Russian intellectual property court on the subject of copyright infringement.
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Disney owns the copyrights to several well-known movies, including Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Star Wars: Episode VII -The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Disney distributes its films in multiple formats through a variety of channels, including DVD and Blu-ray disc sales, on-demand streaming services such as iTunes and Google Play, and subscription streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.
Comments closedThe concept of exceptions and imitations to copyright serve a critical role in the so-called intellectual property – and copyright – paradox. The paradox of intellectual property lies in a “system that promotes, or at least, aspires to promote knowledge by restricting it”.
Comments closedThe negotiation mechanism would exclusively address copyright-related issues and would complement measures provided for in the AVMS Directive review for the promotion of European works. The negotiation mechanism would address individual cases of lack of availability and complements the general approach pursued by the stakeholder dialogue.
Comments closedCertain types of legal materials may be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office if they contain a sufficient amount of original expression. Certain types of legal materials may be registered as a compilation if the author exercised a sufficient amount of creativity in selecting, coordinating, and/or arranging the preexisting materials that appear within the deposit.
Comments closedRussian government proposed some amendments to Russian legislation aiming to shift expenditures on liquidation of counterfeited goods on the shoulders of counterfeiters. It was proposed to amend Russian criminal code, Russian administrative code and customs legislation. Three draft laws are to be considered.
Comments closedIt means approximately one third of all products in Russian light industry is illicit and counterfeited. Not all these products have been produced in Russia. Part of them has been imported thanks to weak customs control at the borders with China and countries of Eurasian economic union. According to Russian ministry of trade the illegal turnover in light industry counts up to 1.4 trillion Roubles.
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