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Sports.ru has reminded Match TV in court how it is important to abide copyright law

Match TV publicly declared how it is important to protect not only the copyright itself, but also the value of copyrights in content. Especially if capital of company consists of content. It was little public dispute between Match TV and sports.ru about the copyright. Match TV accused sports.ru of copyright neglect. Sports.ru explained everything in details.

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Russian Roskomnadzor very carefully monitors pirated copies of “The Putin Interviews” in Internet

Russian Roskomnadzor requested more than 100 web-sites to restrict access to illegal copies of “The Putin Interview” by Oliver Stone. The exclusive rights in “Interview” have been acquired by Russian First Channel for Russian territory.

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USA DOJ appeal: “full-work” or fractional licencing – that’s the question

This appeal concerns a dispute between the United States and Broadcast Music about the meaning of a longstanding antitrust consent decree governing BMI’s aggregation and collective licensing of the right of public performance of copyrighted musical works.

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“Registration” of a copyright occurs when the Register of Copyrights registers the claim

Whether registration occurs when an owner files an application to register the copyright or when the Register of Copyrights registers the copyright? Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation filed a suit for infringement against Wall-Street.com and Jerrold Burden. The complaint alleged that Fourth Estate had filed an application to register its allegedly infringed copyrights, but that the Copyright Office had not registered its claims. The district court dismissed the action because Fourth Estate failed to plead compliance with the registration requirement.

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Can you sell the rights prior to their termination under US copyright law?

Ben E. King was a renowned musician, best known as the singer and co-writer of “Stand By Me”. He also co-wrote “There Goes My Baby.” Both “Stand By Me” and “There Goes My Baby”, are the subject of valid copyrights.

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Consumers’ FAQs on copyright: copyright and virtual worlds

There has been published a very useful guide for consumers and for anyone who is curious about copyright. This guide explains different things, relating to IP rights, in simple way. The project has been commissioned by the European Union intellectual property office.

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Draft evaluation and review of the IPR enforcement directive – Towards an internal market for IP enforcement

Due to the lack of a European right (except for trademarks and designs), obtaining interlocutory or permanent injunctions for the same infringement against infringers or intermediaries from several jurisdictions in the EU is often cumbersome for certain IPR, in particular copyright.

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Extending the scope of the geo-blocking prohibition: an economic assessment

On 25 May 2016, the European Commission presented a proposal for a regulation on addressing unjustified geo-blocking. New analytical paper illustrates the prevalence of geo-blocking in e-commerce and summarizes available relevant evidence. It also discusses the economic impact of lifting geo-blocking restrictions in online goods and copyrighted digital content services.

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European citizens and intellectual property: perception, awareness and behaviour

In 2013, the European Union Intellectual Property Office commissioned the study, European Citizens and Intellectual Property: Perception, Awareness and Behaviour, to explore Europeans’ attitudes towards IP; the degree to which Europeans respect these rights, and the concept as a whole.

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When you have to clear copyright to merchandise

Glen Friedman is a well-known photographer whose work focuses on figures from several American subcultures, including skateboarders, punk rock musicians, and hip hop artists. His photography has been in gallery exhibitions and on record covers and has been published widely.

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