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This paper highlights concerns about the overlapping of copyright and trademark rights, and their potential to undermine the intended limited duration of copyright protections. Martin Senftleben, the author of the paper, argues that the practice of combining copyright and trademark protection has become common – especially in character merchandising. An example given is Mickey Mouse, […]

This article describes the ideas discussed at recent events hosted by Creative Commons (CC) and the Movement for a Better Internet. These events aimed to understand community perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI) regarding the use of CC-licensed content. Concerns were raised about transparency, bias, fairness, and proper attribution in AI, with some creators worried about […]

The article discusses a study of the restrictive practices of cultural institutions in controlling digital copies of public domain artworks. Some institutions claim new rights over reproduction images, thereby limiting their use in education and research and prioritizing income over open access. This seemingly conflicts with the institutions’ public missions, and constitutes a form of […]

A German transparency initiative fighting for freedom of information has published a law gazette containing executive orders and other decrees by the German government, which is currently paywalled.The article discusses the efforts of FragDenStaat, a German transparency initiative, to democratize access to public databases. In Germany, the state sometimes collaborates with private companies and allows […]

Which countries have signed up to the Marrakesh Treaty, which removes the copyright barriers preventing making and sharing accessible copies of works for people with print disabilities, and how far have they gone in bringing their national legislation into line with its provisions? The IFLA’s new Marrakesh Monitoring Report seeks to answer these questions by […]

Communia has started a series of blogposts aimed at presenting Teresa Nobre´s comparative analysis of the implementation of the 2019 Copyright Directive across the EU (well in 26 MS, since Poland has yet to implement the Directive). The first one of the series is the analysis of research exceptions. The blog post discusses the implementation […]