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Deputies from Russian state duma want protect their legislative proposals from plagiarism

Deputies from Russian state duma spend a lot of their time and resources to develop and promote legislative proposals in the best interests of their electors and don’t like when someone is so clever that plagiarizes results of their intellectual activity.

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Public comment by National Cable & Telecommunications Association on review of collective rights management rules

From the perspective of providers of audio-visual television programming, the Consent Decrees continue to serve very important purposes, acting as safeguards to constrain ASCAP’s and BMI’s substantial market leverage, while providing a framework that facilitates licenses for program providers and fair compensation for music creators.

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Consumers’ FAQs on copyright: the principle of automaticity of copyright protection

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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When counterfeiting can’t be presumed

As the judge has mentioned, this is very unusual case. The plaintiff has sued Amazon, claiming that it permitted third parties to advertise on its website six counterfeit copies of books called Vagabond Natural and Vagabond Spiritual that the plaintiff had written and self‐published (that is, published himself rather than handed to a publisher).

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Music Community’s joint supplemental comments on implementation of safe harbour provisions in USA

Many service providers readily claim in their comments that the DMCA safe harbors, as interpreted by the courts and certain advocates, give service providers blanket immunity from damages liability for copyright infringement as long as they respond to takedown notices and terminate users they deem to be repeat infringers.

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“Elimination” in/or (chose yourself) collective rights management in Russia?

CEO of Russian union of right holders, collecting private copying levy under state accreditation, and VOIS, collective management organisation collecting royalties under state accreditation for all worldwide repertoire, explained the main tendencies in Russian collective rights management and his vision of perspectives.

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Bicycle music company’s public comment on collective rights management rules review

Under the consent decrees, for an end-user to obtain a blanket license it need only write a letter to ASCAP or BMI asking to do so. While the ensuing blanket license process is a highly efficient means of clearing music rights for use in the media, rates are sometimes disputed in the rate court where prior licenses are cited to help the rate court determine a reasonable fee for the music user.

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Consumers’ FAQs on copyright: who owns copyright?

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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Russian right holders don’t receive financial guarantees for digital rights in Russia unlike musical majors

Or in other words – why such major companies like Universal, Warner etc. receive much more money for their copyright in content exploited in Russian social networks and they receive money in advance, but Russian music publishers and record labels receive much lesser, in best case, if nothing at all?

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The matter of design feature for trade dress

Plaintiff Arlington Specialties, Inc. does business as Pinch Provisions. It sells personal care kits: small bags containing small portable toiletries like hairspray, stain remover, and deodorant. Plaintiff’s products include a line of kits called “Minimergency Kits,” which come in small fabric bags designed to look like men’s Dopp Kits.

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