Two reasons for rejection are absolute, due to its contrariety to public policy or to accepted principles of morality (Article 7(1)(f) EUTMR) and lack of distinctiveness (7(1)(b) EUTMR). The Grand Board emphasised that: “the most important issue is the trivialisation of the pandemic by the trade mark applied for. The trade mark applied for ridicules, […]

The event was moderated by Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, ODIPI. The event was attended by experts from various European countries, including Benjamin White, Knowledge Rights 21 Programme Manager and keynote speaker at the event. In addition, Paul Keller from the Open Future Foundation, Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič and other members of the Knowledge Rights 21 […]

The event will take place on 17 October 2023 from 9.30 to 14.40 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Maistrova 3, 1000 Ljubljana (+MSUM) and will also be webcast. The workshop on 18 October 2023 will be live only. Please pre-register for the event and the workshop online at the following link: registration. The link […]

At the center, known for its groundbreaking research in the field of law and technology, Dr. Bogataj Jančič will explore themes such as “Technology and Law”, “Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence”, and “Education, Libraries, and Digital Humanities”.

In the general part of the seminar, Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič also participated, giving a lecture about the management of copyright in the field of librarianship, in which she particularly highlighted the issues of orphan works and out-of-print works, as well as other exceptions for libraries in the Copyright and Related Rights Act. More information […]

Registration for live participation is possible through the Ticket Tailor platform. The organizers also offer a broadcast of the event via Zoom, with registration through an online form. You are cordially invited!

In her contribution, Dr. Bogataj Jančič focused on the right to research, reflected in the exceptions and limitations of exclusive copyrights, especially the general exception for research and particularly exceptions for data and text mining, as defined in Directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market. This Directive, transposed into the […]

The decision raises fundamental questions about copyright law, such as the definition of the author and the characteristics of the creative process leading to the creation of a work that enjoys copyright protection. The Office explained that the artwork, created using the Midjourney Image program and regardless of the fact that the applicant’s input amounted […]

At the event, Silvia Bottaro, from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, presented the European perspective on “Copyright and access and re-use of scientific publications and data“, followed by a presentation by researchers on the text and data mining regime in their countries. Prof. Dr. Ivana Kunda, from the Faculty of Law, University […]

‘Opening Knowledge: Retaining Rights and Licensing in Europe 2023’: https://lnkd.in/eVg9HTK7 The report reveals the progress of institutional rights preservation policies in Europe, provides insights into open access rights preservation policies and offers options to address different situations. The report is of particular importance because there is a diversity of stakeholders who play an important role […]

At the event, Silvia Bottaro, from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, presented the European perspective on “Copyright and access and re-use of scientific publications and data“, followed by a presentation by researchers on the text and data mining regime in their countries. Prof. Dr. Ivana Kunda, from the Faculty of Law, University […]

The webinar, which will take place on Friday, 23 June 2023, will feature a presentation by a representative of the European Commission on the EU legislative framework, presentations by researchers from Slovenia and Croatia on the regulation in force in these two Member States, and presentations by researchers from other countries in the region on […]

Both events are organized by the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP). Together with COMMUNIA’s Teresa Nobre she will be speaking at the User Rights Network meeting on 17 May 2023 on Surveys of Researchers in the EU. At the Library Copyright Alliance meeting on 19 May 2023, the focus will be on strategies […]

The event will focus the discussion around three issues: Why have some jurisdictions adopted protection against contractual override and others have not? What effects has contract override protection had on licensors and licensees in jurisdictions where it has been adopted? In jurisdictions where the protection against contract override has not been adopted, such as the […]

The event will be a hybrid event. Members will present the results of their work to date and discuss further Network of Centers collaboration and research. Read more about the Network of Centers and their collaboration here: http://networkofcenters.net/get-involved

GPAI (Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence) is co-organising workshops with the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition and Duke University on “Exploring Pathways to the Standardisation of Licenses for Data and Machine Learning Models”. At the end of last month (27-28 April 2023), a workshop was held in Munich, Germany, which was also attended […]

During the web event, a representative of the European Commission presented the regulation of exceptions and limitations to copyright and related rights in the field of education, research and science in the European legal order. Representatives from France, Germany and Slovakia presented their national regimes in this area. The second part dealt with open science […]

Open science is one of the strategic goals of the Republic of Slovenia. To achieve this goal successfully, a number of legal obstacles will have to be overcome and legal incentives put in place. One of the main building blocks of open science is an appropriate copyright regime. The lecture will last 90 minutes and […]

The Knowledge Rights 21 project is organising a second webinar on open norms, or rather copyright exceptions and limitations in the form of open norms. This time, the focus will be on the American “fair use” doctrine, which is open principle-based. The webinar aims to understand how “fair use” supports education, research and technological development […]

On Wednesday, 5 April 2023, the first meeting of the Council of the Slovenian Open Science Community took place. The creation of the Slovenian Open Science Community is not a new joint organisation or consortium of institutions or any other form of formal association, but a voluntary platform for collaboration, coordination and the creation of […]

Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive is a case in which the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York found that the Internet Archive, by scanning and distributing copies of books online in the frame of the Open Library committed copyright infringement. The matter concerns the fair use of controlled […]

Among the highlights of the session were the adoption of the Programe on exceptions and limitations, progress on the exceptions and limitations clause in the draft for the Broadcasting Treaty and the revival of the second meeting of the SCCR. This progress was partly driven by changes in the representation of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and […]

As a part of the lecture, Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič will address the question of how copyright can limit the process of making artificial intelligence and whether products generated by artificial intelligence are protected by copyright. Read the full article on this topic: Ali je lahko umetna inteligenca avtor avtorskega prava?   You can also […]

At the last year’s session of the Standing Committee, the African Group already proposed a work program on exceptions and limitations (Proposal by the African Group for a Draft Work Program on Exceptions and Limitations), with the aim of creating more fair and balanced copyright system that supports creativity and promotes the public interest, including […]

The SCCR deals with pressing issues in the field of copyright law with the aim of harmonizing and preparing the activities of WIPO in the development of the international system of protection of copyright and related rights. The main topics of the 43rd session of the SCCR are: – the protection of broadcasting organizations, including […]

On Friday, March 17, 2023, a symposium on the topic of law in the information society will take place in the golden lecture hall of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana. Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič will present copyright aspects of artificial intelligence at the symposium. The program of the symposium can be found here.  You […]

The interactive exhibition entitled Great Art for Great Kids in Brussels takes the visitor through the history of fine art and draws attention to various artistic movements and individual artists. Everything from the Van Eyck brothers and Michelangelo to Mondrian, Mark Rothko and Keith Haring. Belgian illustrator and author of children’s books Thaïs Vanderheyden has been […]

The workshop focused on the implementation of the priority actions under the new policy agenda for the European Research Area 2022-2024 and part of the June 2022 Council conclusions on the implementation of open science. The priority action aims to: – identify barriers and challenges to access to and re-use of publicly funded research and […]

The objective of the group are to identify barriers and challenges to accessing and re-using the results of publicly funded research and innovation, publications and data for scientific purposes, and to identify potential impacts on research by analysing the relevant provisions of EU copyright and data legislation, related regulatory frameworks and relevant institutional and national […]

After the transposition deadline expired on 7 June 2021, the Commission initially opened the infringement procedure on 23 July 2021 by sending letters of formal notice to the Member States that did not communicate complete transposition of the two Directives. On 19 May 2022, the Commission followed up with reasoned opinions to 10 Member States […]

The Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) program is focused on bringing about changes in law and practice across Europe that will strengthen everyone’s right to knowledge. It is based on the belief that knowledge is essential for education, research, innovation and cultural participation and that everyone should be able to access and use it – particularly […]

We are getting closer to the moment when machines will be able to create independently (we are not there yet, although the result produced by a machine can already look quite similar to a human-made creation). In addition, this technology opens up endless ethical questions in the field of science, since this technology enables the […]

In October 2022, a significant development took place in Finland, when the Parliament’s Constitutional Law Committee found that the government’s draft implementation of the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (DSM Directive) was not in accordance with the Finnish Constitution. The Committee found that it conflicted with human rights – […]

Three years have passed since the adoption of the DSM directive. Slovenia is also among the competitors, as at the end of September, with the amendments to the Copyright and Related Rights Act (ZASP-I) and to the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights Act (ZKUASP-A), it finally implemented the DSM Directive. With this project, […]

We tend to associate the civil law systems that dominate in Europe with narrowly defined exceptions, only allowing users to undertake a specific, predefined task. But in fact, traditionally, civil law systems have been characterised as codifying broad and flexible principles into law, giving courts much leeway in their interpretation. It is only over the […]

This is a remote position, but candidates must be located in the Brussels area and should be able to attend meetings in Brussels on short notice. This is an opportunity to join Communia’s advocacy efforts to advance cutting-edge copyright reform and work with a network of activists, researchers, and other practitioners in Europe and the […]

We need a similar arrangement on a global scale. This is the goal of a group of academics from around the world, including Sean Fiil-Flynn, João Quintais and Carys Craig, who have published a joint opinion piece in Science Magazine, discussing legal reform to promote text and data mining research on a global scale.  The […]

The resource was drafted by a small group of open culture advocates of the Creative Commons Copyright Platform and Open Culture Platform — Shanna Hollich (CC US), Emine Ozge Yildirim (KU Leuven), Maarten Zeinstra (CC Netherlands) and Brigitte Vézina (Director of Policy and Open Culture). The publication summarizes key takeaways from the 2022 Creative Commons […]

Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, the director of the Institute, expressed optimism regarding the further development of copyright legislation. Stakeholders in areas of public interest have begun to realize the importance of exceptions and limitations in copyright law, which significantly affect their work, and have demanded that they be treated as equals in comparison to private […]

The essays tackle the paradox from multiple perspectives, looking at such issues as risks of underestimating openness, public memory, creative communities, social justice in the context of open, web3, and the legacy – and continuation – of the copyright wars. Guest speakers will be Prof. James Boyle, a leading scholar working on issues related to the […]

In 2022, the DGWG worked on three projects: enabling data sharing for social benefit through data trusts, privacy enhancing technology and our most prominent project of 2022, advancing research and practice on data justice.    The result of the DGWG research on data justice are multiple resources for theory and practice alike. In the beginning of […]

Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič is the co-president of the GPAI Data Governance Working Group (DGWG). On Monday, 21. 11. 2022, DGWG is organising three sessions at the GPAI Summit: Unlocking Data’s Potential: Improving Pandemic Resilience via PET (Privacy-enhancing technologies), Can AI be rights-preserving, ethical and still unjust? (Data Justice Project), Data Governance Working Group Public Session. […]

Lindt’s lawsuit was based on the protection of the 3D trademark of Lindt’s bunny in black and white. They also attached the results of research among consumers, which showed that consumers undoubtedly associate this type of chocolate bunny with Lindt’s golden bunny. The court granted broad protection to the shape of the Lindt bunny and […]

Together, they created the website https://www.a2k-coalition.org, where they draw attention to the obstacles that copyright restrictions pose in the field of education, research and preservation of cultural heritage around the world. On the website, it is possible to see comparative exceptions and limitations in the field of text and data mining around the world. A […]

The lecture takes place at the University of Maribor Library on 14. 9. 2022 from 10:00 to 11:30. The full programme is available here https://open.um.si.

IPI, who is a PIJIP partner, echoes the sentiment. In Slovenia, on the basis of the Horizon Europe Regulation and the Scientific Research and Innovation Activities Act, a government regulation on open science is being adopted, which will regulate practical issues related to open access in more detail. In accordance with the law regulating research, […]

The CJEU decision on Article 17 raises a number of important questions for the enforcement of copyright law and the compatibility of upload filters with fundamental rights even beyond copyright law. At the Filtered Futures conference, we will discuss these consequences with leading academics and key stakeholders. A preliminary conference programme is available here, and […]

Digital commons are everywhere – from open source software to other technological tools that are open and accessible to all members of the community. They are often managed voluntarily by technology enthusiasts and Internet communities with limited resources. When properly implemented, digital commons can bring greater competitiveness, knowledge sharing and interoperability to the technology sector. […]

Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič is a guest speaker on the fourth webinar in the series where experts discuss legal issues that are fundamental for providing access to deliverables of digitisation projects. She will be speaking on the subject of the EU copyright reform and the new EU copyright directive, providing a basic overview of EU […]

On the occasion of Communia’s tenth anniversary in 2021, the organisation has made public domain recommendations for the new decade. The new package of recommendations builds on the Public Domain Manifesto and the previous 14 Communia recommendations for the public domain, both issued by the Communia in 2011. Respecting the public domain and the exceptions […]

Member States now have two months to adopt appropriate national measures to fully implement the DSM Directive in national law, otherwise the Commission may file an infringement action under Article 260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU). In doing so, Slovenia must take into account the interpretation of Article 17, given […]

The first half of the event focused on the Broadcasting Treaty proposal, which SCCR first discussed more than 15 years ago. The proposal would grant new exclusive rights to broadcasting organisations, but falls short on granting the necessary exceptions and limitations in public interest. NGOs such as Creative Commons, Communia and EIFL have harshly criticised […]

The webinar will be joined by doc. dr. Matija Damjan, doc. JUDr. David Sehnalek, izr. prof. dr. Klemen Podobnik, LLM and izr. prof. dr. Samo Bardutzky and will be conducted in English. You can see the programme and register here.

The previous year was marked by the troublesome implementation of the DSM Directive in Slovenia. With the interest and professional support expressed by the public for the implementation of the act – the deadline for which expired on 7 June 2021 – the biggest disappointment in 2021/2022 is the fact that the DSM Directive is […]

The implementation of Directive 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (the so called DSM Directive) is still underway across Europe.  Only eleven member states have so far implemented the directive. Implementing legislation is in its final […]

We will be joined by Marco Giorello — Head of the European Commission’s Copyright Unit at DG CONNECT, João Pedro Quintais — Assistant Professor at the Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam, Eliška Pírková — Global Freedom of Expression Lead at Access Now — and Felix Reda — former MEP and project lead […]

AI UK 2022 will be an in-depth exploration of how AI and data science can be used to solve real-world challenges. Its unique and diverse programme will be thematically structured around the UK’s National AI Strategy, with a broad range of interactive content, expect to hear the latest thinking on digital twins, algorithmic bias and […]

Series of digital and global days are held every year. This years’ second edition of a series had the representatives of various areas (academic, legal, entrepreneurial, economic and socio-political) as participants to reason on the more relevant and current legal-socio-economic issues. You can read more about the event here.

The proposal for a Data Act contains a provision that the Sui Generis Database Right “does not apply to databases containing data obtained from or generated by the use of a connected device”. In this salon the future of the Sui Generis Database Right and how this right should evolve in the context of the […]

This year marks the fourth edition of a series of roundtables launched in 2018 by UNESCO with the support of Japan, with the aim of promoting international dialogue and raising public awareness of the ethical challenges related to Artificial Intelligence. This roundtable will be moderated by Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem, professor and Head of the Department of […]

A survey of current data trust projects by the ODI and Aapti Institute, which produced this project, collates experiences from 45 practitioners and researchers engaged in the development of new data stewardship strategies. This presents their experiences of delivering the functions of data trusts, and the operational strategies that support bottom-up empowerment. A review of […]

The goal of DG WG, whose co-chairs are dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, LL.M., LL.M. and Jeni Tennison, Ph.D. D., OBE, is to gather evidence, design research, implement useful artificial intelligence projects and provide expertise in data management, and promote the collection, use, sharing, archiving and deletion of artificial intelligence data in ways consistent with human […]

Emil Kozole is a designer who researches socio-political topics such as digital identity, online surveillance and new technologies. At the event, he will present the mechanisms of creation that led to the creation of the work “Syndicate for the Rights of Artificial Intelligence”, in which he analyzes past achievements in the field of human rights […]

At the conference, many participants also presented their views and opinions. The conference was filmed (filming was suggested by some participants, none of those present opposed the filming), so it will be very informative for all those who did not attend the conference. In our opinion, it would be necessary to publish the clip as […]

The OERcamp.global is a BarCamp on Open Education and Open Educational Resources (OER), which is hosted by the German Commission for UNESCO and Agentur J&K – Jöran und Konsorten. Remote education during the pandemic, Teacher’s perspective is a study, based on the questionnaire-based, exploratory research, which was conducted in 7 European countries (Poland, Germany, Greece, […]

The main emphasis will be on the interpretation of the conditions that each work must meet in order to be understood as a “copyright work”, the types of copyrights and methods of copyright management will also be presented. Great emphasis will also be placed on exceptions and limitations to copyright, which, among other things, also […]

Study on emerging issues on collective licensing management in the digital environment deals with 2 separate issues linked to the collective management of copyright-protected works. The first part focuses on various mechanisms of collective licensing with an extended effect, used in the Member States. The second part concerns the application of the CRM Directive, with […]

Articles were also written by: prof. dr. Aleš Završnik, Ana Babnik, Jan Čejvanovič, dr. Kristina Čufar, Marko Drobnjak, Lara Dular Javornik, Tim Horvat, dr. Matjaž Jager, Primož Križnar, Tim Marinšek, Katja Piršič, dr. Renata Salecl, Ph.D. Katja Simončič, Gregor Strojin and Pika Šarf. Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, LL.M., LL.M. opens many questions in her article. […]

The whole agenda of the event is following: – 14.30-14.50 Welcome, introduction to the project, – 14.50-15.20 Plenary speech with Margherita Cera, Lawyer at Rödl & Partner Italy with expertise in Industrial and Intellectual Property Law, – 15.20-16.00 Round table with best practices and cases with the participation among others of Wonderflow and ITG Salzburg, […]

This occasion offers GPAI experts and Member governments the opportunity to showcase recent developments from GPAI working groups in order to discuss how their collective efforts can be best harnessed to advance the responsible development and utilization of this technology. Aiming to engage external partnerships as well, this public-facing event will include reporting on the […]

The conference will provide a unique opportunity to exchange experience and best practices in increasing public data availability and re-use. The event is dedicated for representatives of public sector, from both central and local level, entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations as well as Polish and foreign experts. The broadcast of the conference will be available here.

The event provided for a dialogue around the current initiatives in the field of AI regulation, and demonstrated the relevance and usefulness of these initiatives for national public policies. Speakers were drawn from various sectors, ranging from international organisations through national policy experts to tech companies, civil society actors and representatives of the academia. You […]

Germany has introduced ex-ante user rights safeguards against the blocking of uses under copyright exceptions through the concept of “presumably authorized uses”. German implementation also determines ex-post measures in certain cases against misuse, which are intended to discourage false copyright claims. You can read UrhDaG in german language here.

Austro-Mechana is a copyright collecting society, which has brought an action before the Commercial Court Vienna (Handelsgericht Wien) against Strato, which provides a service of virtual cloud storage. The Commercial Court Vienna started preliminary rulling procedure before the CJEU, in which the Advocate General proposed the following: – The terms ‘reproductions on any medium’ in […]

The Wikimedia Foundation operates Wikipedia, one of the most popular sources of information for people around the world. Amanda Keton, General Counsel of the Wikimedia Foundation, pointed out that “the Foundation’s exclusion sets a worrying precedent for other organizations – nonprofits and for-profits – that are committed to promoting access to information, culture, and education.” […]

The webinar discussed the following key questions: – How does the UNESCO OER Recommendation enhance international cooperation for universal access to information? – What can be done to support the development and enhancement of the legal and regulatory framework on copyright and policies for OER development? – What are examples of good practices, challenges and […]

The white paper proposes to use Article 17 of the DSM Directive as leverage to create a repository of Public Domain and openly licensed works. In the White paper the authors argue that, instead of building their own private repositories, service providers should, to perform their obligations under the DSM Directive, work together to build […]

In the first part of the event, which will be held in English, speakers will be: – Stephen Wyber (IFLA), – Paul Keller (Open Future), – Szabolcs Dancs (National Széchényi Library of Hungary), – Christopher Natzén (National Library of Sweden), – Maja Bogataj Jančič (Institute for Intellectual Property). The second part, which will be led […]

At the event, it will be explored: (1) how to provide a trusted, fair, and innovative data economy; (2) how to approach a perceived trade-off between the data potential and the protection of individual rights; (3) how can we move from users to becoming active digital citizens and (4) what roles for governments, civil society […]

The CC Global Summit 2021 will take place between 20 and 24 September 2021. During this time, a number of panels will be organized, which can be viewed here. On the following panels, you can also listen to dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, LL.M., LL.M.: – Remarkable Open Remote Education – is it Possible? Lessons from […]

​​7 European countries have participated in the questionnaire-based explanatory research on teachers’ practices in remote education. The survey shows that there is a high level of adoption of digital solutions and resources across Europe, which increased over time. With regard to types of platforms and tools used, the survey shows both the dominant role and […]

The Austrian proposal took up key elements first introduced in the German implementation drafts, which are the protection of minor uses from automated filters (15 seconds, 160 characters, 250kb), the ability for users to flag uploads as legitimate, and the ability for users’ organizations to act against platforms that engage in structural over-blocking. The whole […]

Her interlocutors were also: – Gregor Štibernik, director of the collective organization AIPA, – Miro Pušnik, President of the National Council for Library Activity (NSKD). The show was hosted by Urška Henigman. You can listen to the show here.

The workshop will be chaired by Benjamin White (CIPPM). After Majas opening remarks, Jonas Holm (DLA Piper – Stockholm) and Andrew Katz (Moorcrofts) will talk about the day to day artificial intelligence and intellectual property issues. The event is free to join and will take place via Zoom on 26 August, 2021, 14.00-15:30. Registration is […]

The first panel discussed the proposal for the Artificial Intelligence Act, which will constitute the future legal framework for the development and use of artificial intelligence in the EU. The proposal was discussed primarily from the perspective of the need to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms when it comes to the development and use […]

CJEU leaned toward the conclusion that neither YouTube nor Cyando performed acts of communication to the public (Art. 3(1) InfoSoc Directive). The CJEU concluded also that if a platform does directly perform copyright-restricted acts, then it is ineligible for the hosting safe harbour. Only if the platforms meet the requirements of the safe harbour will […]

AG Saugmandsgaard Øe in his opinion advises the Court to reject the annulment request, as he finds that Article 17 is compatible with the freedom of expression and information guaranteed in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Salon will host Paul Keller (COMMUNIA/Open Future), Julia Reda (Project Lead […]

The first panel will focus on the EU perspective, in particular the Commission’s proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act. The first panel will host following speakers: – Michael O’Flaherty, Director of the Agency for Fundamental Rights – Dr Joanna Bryson, Professor of Ethics and Technology, Centre for Digital Governance at Hertie School, – Miha Lobnik, […]

Her interlocutors were: – Gregor Strojin, Chairman of the Council of Europe Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI), – Marko Grobelnik from the Jožef Stefan Institute, member and co-founder of the International Research Center on Artificial Intelligence under the UNESCO (IRCAI), – Samo Zorc, Ministry of Public Administration, coordinator of the recently adopted National […]

The event will kick off by reviewing of how 14 policy recommendations have fared since we have adopted them in 2011. It will host guest speakrs: – Professor Juan Carlos de Martin (COMMUNIA founder and Politecnico di Torino), – Professor Bernt Hugenholtz (University of Amsterdam) and – Professor Pamela Samuelson (University of California, Berkeley), who […]

These policy recommendations became the foundation of guiding their advocacy in the last decade. Some of them have been implemented – fully or partially. Yet many remain unfulfilled, meaning that laws don’t properly support the public domain and secure user rights. With launching its new website, Communia is pointing out how highly relevant the recommendation […]

The Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana is organizing a conference within the Research Project Human Rights and the Regulation of Trusted Artificial Intelligence. Applications are mandatory via the link, until Monday, 14 June 2021, 12:00.

Some countries have already implemented the DSM Directive. The initially non-binding guidelines support the approach of Germany to the implementation, which explicitly introduces an ex-ante mechanism, which other Member States should follow suit. The guidelines are otherwise very loose and, according to critics, do not provide sufficient protection of users’ rights. The long-awaited guidelines include […]

The event will be kicked off with the evaluation of the implementation progress of the DSM Directive (or the lack thereof) in the 27 member states, and, thereupon, a spotlight at the latest developments related to the implementation of Article 17 of the DSM directive will be shed. The Salon will host Julia Reda (Project […]

The draft laws represent the implementation of the Copyright and Related Rights Directive in the Digital Single Market and the amendment of Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (DSM Directive) and Directive laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio […]

The implementation of Art. 17 of the DSM directive will contain an ex ante mechanism designed to ensure that the use of upload filters do not result in the blocking of user uploads which do not infringe copyright. This is in accordance with Art. 17(7) of the DSM Directive. The German implementation relies on the […]

In October last year, India and the Republic of South Africa proposed to temporarily waiver of intellectual property rights under TRIPS in order to overcome COVID-19. Developed countries were not in favor of this proposal. In May, however, the US administration surprised and supported the efforts of underdeveloped countries with a statement of a representative […]

In the article, which is available here in slovene language, she spoke about data analytics of big data performed by streaming service providers as is, for example, Netflix, on complaints against infringements of the right of access under Article 15 of the GDPR against streaming service providers, as well as on solutions that would ensure […]

The Statement on Copyright and Proposal of a Waiver from Certain Provisions of the Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement for the Prevention, Containment and Treatment of COVID-19 calls for the waiver of certain provisions of TRIPS, to ensure that governments can issue orders, accept interpretations of their legislation, and amend and […]