LOOKING FOR A HOME FOR THE #SECONDARYPUBLICATIONRIGHT (#SPR)
Where should a SPR live: in copyright law or research policy? The answer matters more than you think. A timely analysis by Stephen Wyber (KR21 - @ifla.org) over at the #KluwerCopyrightBlog
#ERAact
🔗 kr21.info/kcb-spr

Libraries are vital for access to information! So why aren't policymakers doing more to foster this in the digital age?
Stephen Wyber’s (KR21/@ifla.org) in-depth analysis, published in May 2025 on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog, now available via KR21:
www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u...
#libraries

Copyright laws shape research. So why isn’t the research sector better represented at the policy table?
Stephen Wyber’s (KR21/@ifla.org) February 2025 #KluwerCopyrightBlog analysis, showing it's time to fix this disconnect, now published by KR21:
www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u...
#research

New on #KluwerCopyrightBlog: A 2-part summary of the #eLending report by Jagiellonian University’s Future Law Lab & @centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social for KR21.
↪️ Part I: kr21.info/kcb-elending...
↪️ Part II: kr21.info/kcb-elending...
💪 Librarians, the time for advocacy is now!
#eBooks #eBookSOS

New on #KluwerCopyrightBlog: KR21’s 2-part analysis of 17 European countries on how #eBook restrictions undermine #library laws & cultural policy goals, putting at risk objectives for literacy, education, inclusion & democracy
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EU copyright law roundup – first trimester of 2025 - Kluwer Copyright Blog Slightly overdue, but here comes the first roundup of 2025. The EU courts have issued just one judgment in this trimester, but to make up for it, there have been several interesting policy initiatives...

Slightly overdue, but here comes the first #roundup of 2025 which we post regularly with @jpquintais.bsky.social at the #KluwerCopyrightBlog. The EU courts have issued just one judgment in this trimester, but to make up for it, there have been several interesting policy initiatives.

Thaler v. Perlmutter: Human Authors at the Center of Copyright? - Kluwer Copyright Blog On March 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the denial of Stephen Thaler’s application to register A Recent Entrance to Paradise, a purportedly ...

My comment on Thaler v. Perlmutter for #KluwerCopyrightBlog is out. A longer law review paper on AI & authorship coming soon.

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📰 Out now: #KluwerCopyrightBlog features KR21’s 2-part analysis of #copyright councils & consultations.
🕵️ The central question: Are the needs of research reflected in copyright decision-making?
🔗 Get the full picture:
1️⃣ kr21.info/copyright-de...
2️⃣ kr21.info/copyright-de...

Are AI models’ weights protected databases? - Kluwer Copyright Blog The ongoing Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution has machine learning models at its core. Contrary to classic computer programs written by developers, many of these models rely on vast artificial n...

Are #AI models’ weights protected databases? a super interesting and timely analysis by Nuno Sousa e Silva on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog

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Interference with the computer program at runtime: C-159/23 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe - Klu... A loophole in copyright protection? The 2009 directive on the legal protection of computer programs (the Software Directive) grants copyright protection to all forms of expression of computer program...

My modest debut on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog: I offer a couple of (euro)cents on C-159/23 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe a.k.a. the videogame cheat case, which is actually about more than just videogames. 

Many thanks to the editing team, especially to @jpquintais.bsky.social!

EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2023 - Kluwer Copyright Blog Dear readers, Happy new year! Welcome to the fourth (and last) round up of EU copyright law for 2023! In this edition, we update you on what has happened in the last three months of 2024 in EU copyrig...

EU copyright law round up – fourth trimester of 2023, by Alina Trapova and me on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog

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Saving research: Lawful access to unlawful sources under Art. 3 CDSM Directive? - Kluwer Copyright B... Arts. 3 and 4 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) introduced two exceptions for Text and Data Mining (TDM) in EU copyright Law. These two exceptions, despite having differe...

Saving research: Lawful access to unlawful sources under Art. 3 CDSM Directive? Important post by Thomas Margoni on TDM for research, on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog

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A first look at the copyright relevant parts in the final AI Act compromise - Kluwer Copyright Blog On Friday evening, after 38 hours of negotiations, representatives of the European Parliament, EU member states and the European Commission reached a provisional agreement on the proposed AI Act. The ...

A first look at the copyright relevant parts in the final #AI Act compromise, by Paul Keller on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog

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Generative AI and copyright: Convergence of opt-outs? - Kluwer Copyright Blog Machine readable opt-outs from TDM As we head into the last month of the current EU legislative term, there are increasing signs that EU lawmakers are unable to agree on the AI Act, which was supposed...

Generative #AI and copyright: Convergence of opt-outs? by Paul Keller on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog

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Contradictions of Computer-Generated Works’ Protection - Kluwer Copyright Blog Recently, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in line with several decisions of the U.S. Copyright Office’s Review Board, found that human creativity is the sine qua non o...

Contradictions of Computer-Generated Works’ Protection, by Matt Blaszczyk on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog
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Very happy to share this overview of my doctoral research on copyright, creativity and consent online. Already beginning to build from it to consider broader applications to generative AI 'art'. #kluwercopyrightblog
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Global Digital Encounter 21: The Metaverse as a Challenge... This year we have seen an influx of educational events de...

On the #KluwerCopyrightBlog Marianna Ryan is feat. a panel discussion w/ @technollama et al. on the Metaverse as a Challenge to Classical IP. copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2022/07/05/global-digita...