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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Disney and Universal sue Midjourney for copyright infringement, EU considers pause on AI Act regulations, Google...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

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Wallpaper With Copyright-Protected Images: Limits to "Expected Commercial Use" in Germany, France and the United Kingdom

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The Situation: Photo wallpaper will most likely be copyright-protected. There are limits to implied consent of the rightsholder, particularly in relation to the commercial use of images or other copyright-protected objects in...more

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A Work of Art? Ninth Circuit Analyzes Foreign Judgments and Fair Use

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit analyzed the fair use doctrine of US copyright law in a dispute for recognition of a 2001 French judgment relating to a finding of copyright infringement of certain photographic...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Copyright, Competition, and Controversy: Press Publishers’ Right under the Copyright Directive

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French Competition Authority orders Google to negotiate remuneration with press publishers and news agencies under Article 15 of the Copyright Directive (as implemented in France). Background - In April 2019 the...more

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Special Report - 2019 IP Law Year in Review – European Issues

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The last year of the 2010s has been prolific in terms of important new pieces of legislation and case law within the European Union, and in France and Germany in particular. Indeed, the European Parliament and the EU Council...more

Hogan Lovells

DSM Watch: Implementing the new Copyright Directive in France

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The Copyright Directive (“the Directive”) came into force on 7 June 2019. Member States now have two years to implement it. Amongst the key provisions, Article 15 (former Article 11) creates neighbouring rights for press...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark

IP and Social Networks: The Paris District Court Invalidates IP Clauses of Google+ Terms of Use

It’s been rough weather for Google in France. Three weeks after the French ?Data Protection Authority imposed a record fine against Google for non-compliance with the GDPR, the Paris District Court (“Tribunal de Grande...more

International Lawyers Network

“...this is my life”: Corporate Biography, Moral Rights & Being Slow To Berne

People often do quite well financially selling their life story. But stop and think for a minute what that statement means — “selling their life story.” The complex personal investment each writer makes in his/her craft and...more

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French Supreme Court: Internet intermediaries must pay for blocking measures against illegal streaming websites

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On 6 July 2017, the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) confirmed a decision of the Paris court of appeal dated 15 March 2016 (RG No. 040/2016) which held that Internet intermediaries must bear the costs for implementing...more

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French Court Finds Jeff Koons Appropriated Copyrighted Photograph That “Saved Him Creative Work”

Jeff Koons is a well-known U.S. sculptor. In 2013, one of his “Balloon Dog” sculptures was purchased for $58.4 million dollars, the highest price ever paid at auction for a work by a living artist. Koons is also famous for...more

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Ninth Circuit Says Oui to French Copyright-Infringement Award

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Addressing whether federal courts may go outside the pleadings when ruling on a motion to dismiss premised on foreign law, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit clarified that the content of foreign law is a “question...more

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Jimi Hendrix Portrait Denied Copyright Protection For Lack of Originality

France is often presented as a country which is quite protective of IP owners, especially in the field of trademarks and copyright.? However, a recent decision rendered by the Paris District Court in relation to a portrait of...more

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