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BREAKING: AG Øe advises CJEU to rule that, under the InfoSoc Directive, platforms like YouTube and Uploaded are not liable for making available infringing user-uploaded content

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/breaking-ag-e-advises-cjeu-to-rule-that.html Advocate General (AG) Saugmandsgaard Øe has just issued his Opinion in Joined Cases C-682/18 and C-683/18, in which he has advised the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to rule that, under EU law as existing prior to the adoption of Directive 2019/790 (the DSM Directive), platforms... Continue reading
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The broadside ballad as newspaper: When the melody of “Greensleeves” met the latest public hanging in the City of London

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-broadside-ballad-as-newspaper-when.html A common scene in movies from the middle of the last century featured a young newspaper hawker standing on a street corner and yelling —”Extra, extra, read all about it”, followed by a brief description of the item that was intended to convince a passer-by to purchase a copy... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/around-ip-blogs_15.html This Kat says Guten Tag Last week in the IP blogosphere was especially good news for Germanophiles: catch up with the latest news and views below. Copyright The Kluwer Copyright Blog published a two-part comment on Germany’s recently-published draft legislation for the implementation of Article 17 of the DSM... Continue reading
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[Event report] INTA’s first online conference. Brands in Society: Their Influence and Responsibility (Day 1)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/event-report-intas-first-online.html The International Trademark Association (INTA) held its first online conference, Brands in Society: Their Influence and Responsibility, on 22 and 23 June 2020. The two-day conference addressed diverse topics concerning the important role that brands play in society. The TechieKat was pleased to be in attendance. Here is the... Continue reading
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[Guest Book Review] Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/guest-book-review-research-handbook-on.html This book review comes to you from Emeritus Katonomist Dr Nicola Searle. Nicola is a Digital Economy Fellow at Goldsmiths, where she has a five-year project on trade secrets and cybersecurity. In her spare time, she likes to pretend she has spare time. Here is Nicola’s review of Research Handbook on the Economics... Continue reading
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Announcing Joint IPKat/BLACA Live Webinar on YouTube/Cyando CJEU copyright case

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/announcing-joint-ipkatblaca-live.html Kat in a tube On Thursday, Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe will issue his much-awaited Opinion in Joined Cases YouTube, C-682/18 and Cyando, C-683/18. The issues at the centre of these important referrals – on which see at greater length here and here – revolve around the key issue of whether... Continue reading
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Copyright and social media webinar questions

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/copyright-and-social-media-webinar.html This Kat recently presented a webinar with 4IP and the EU IP Helpdesk titled “What you need to know about copyright and social media” where she discussed the remit of social media – how it is being used and what that means in relation to counterfeit goods; how copyright... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_12.html If you missed any IPKat news last week, we got you covered! PATENTS The Patent Examination Board has released more information on the arrangements for the UK patent exams this year, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rose Hughes shared the information. How to deal with abusive patent enforcement within... Continue reading
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CJEU follows AG and rules that notion of ‘address’ does not extend to email and IP addresses and telephone numbers

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/cjeu-follows-ag-and-rules-that-notion.html The IPKat has an email address, but not a postal one (Image by Riana Harvey) Does the notion of ‘address’ only refer to one’s own postal address or does it also encompass one’s own email and IP address, as well as telephone number? This, in a nutshell, is the question... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/around-ip-blogs_12.html Hide and seek Have you been out, enjoying the summer sun? We bring you a recap of the latest news from around the IP blogosphere. Patents A recent decision by the US government to buy out all the existing stock of the remdesivir drug has been discussed by... Continue reading