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Designing a Freedom of Expression-Compliant Framework for Moral Rights in the EU: Challenges and Proposals

[Christophe Geiger and Elena Izyumenko] ... The argument of this chapter is that, despite a relative lack of attention towards the effects of moral rights on the freedom of expression of others, moral rights, if applied in an unlimited way, might impede users’ freedoms even to a greater extent than economic rights of copyright holders. The problem thus deserves further
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The Role of Courts in Implementing TRIPS Flexibilities: Brazilian Supreme Court Rules Automatic Patent Term Extensions Unconstitutional

[Vitor Henrique Pinto Ido] This policy brief provides a background, summary and analysis of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court decision of 6 May 2021 that ruled automatic patent term extensions unconstitutional, striking down Article 40, Sole Paragraph, of the Brazilian Industrial Property Code of 1996. It concludes that this is a landmark ruling that contributes to the implementation of a
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IFLA Statement on Controlled Digital Lending

[International Federation of Library Associations] Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) has become widely talked about over the last two years, and in particular in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the specific term has only relatively recently come to be used[1], forms of controlled lending have been utilised for many years, for example in the context of document supply. As
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ANALYSIS OF WIPO SCCR DRAFT REPORT ON REGIONAL SEMINARS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS (SCCR/40/2)

[Sean Flynn] At the 40th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, the Secretariat released a Report (SCCR/40/2) summarizing the year of work on the Action Plans on Limitations and Exceptions. That Report is subject to comment by Member States. This Note provides analysis of the Report that may be useful to Delegates and stakeholders participating in
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Interfaces on Trial 3.0: Google v. Oracle America and Beyond

[Jonathan Band] The final version of Interfaces on Trial 3.0: Google v. Oracle America and Beyond is now available for free download here. This updated version includes an extensive discussion of the Supreme Court’s April 5, 2021, decision in the case, especially its impact on software interoperability. This is the third volume of a history of the global legal debate
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South Africa Parliament Calls for Comments on Fair Use

[Sean Flynn] South Africa Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has invited a further round of public comments on the Copyright Amendment Bill provisions to introduce fair use and expand limitations and exceptions for libraries, education and other public interest uses. The Committee invites submissions with reference on the expansions on the Bill’s provisions fair use and for other
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