Lokesh Vyas and Yogesh Badwal This post was originally published on Spicy IP. Bonjour, Lately, we’ve been cogitating on this curious concept called the “opt-out”, which has been cropping up with increasing frequency in generative AI litigation, including in India. The EU and the…
Sean Flynn The United States delegation, in its opening statement to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, expressed its desire to limit the activities and mandate of the Committee. The…
Luca Schirru and Sean Flynn EIFL Draft Law on Copyright On May 27, 2025, EIFL launched an updated version of its Draft Law on Copyright, featuring a new provision on Secondary Publication Rights (SPRs) (more information about the process can…
Luca Schirru and Sean Flynn At the beginning of May, the report “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. Part 3: Generative AI Training” was released, sparking a wide range of debates due to its content and the political issues surrounding its release.…
— Sanya Samtani[1] In Part I of this blogpost, I briefly set out the procedural history of the copyright reform process that led to the Presidential Referral of the Bill to the Constitutional Court. I also briefly explained the scope…
— Sanya Samtani[1] On 21 and 22 May 2025, the South African Constitutional Court heard the matter of Ex Parte President of the Republic of South Africa: In re Constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment…
Traditional Knowledge (TK) has become a key consideration in discussions on intellectual property. In May 2024 the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge was adopted, requiring patent applicants to disclose the source or origin of…
Luca Schirru About the Report In February 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released the report “Identifying the Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Copyright Policy: Context and Direction for Economic Research”, edited by USCO’s chief economist, Brent Lutes. The report…
Sean Flynn One of the questions swirling around Geneva these days is whether one country can block all progress alone. In WIPO last week, the U.S. laid down a couple gauntlets that may reappear at the Program and Budget Meetings…
By Faranaaz Veriava and Anne Marie Strohwald The Constitutional Court [in South Africa] will on 21 and 22 May 2025 hear submissions relating to the constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill that has been in the making since as far back…
Sean Flynn and Andres Izquierdo A debate broke out at the 34th session of WIPO’s Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) about a proposal from the United Kingdom on “Development of Strategies and Tools to Address Cross-Border Trade in…
In its landmark ruling on 7 May 2025, the Constitutional Court has opened the doors to access to information and accessible formats for people with disabilities. It has also paved the way for South Africa to ratify the 2013 Marrakesh…