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European Union (Copyright & Related Rights) Regulations 2012

  • McCann FitzGerald
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • April 13 2012

The European Union (Copyright and Related Rights) Regulations 2012 - S.I. No. 592012 (the “CRR Regulations”) were signed into law by junior minister of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, on Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Orphan Works Directive

  • McCann FitzGerald
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  • European Union
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  • February 11 2013

As part of its ongoing project to harmonise intellectual property laws so that they are appropriate for the digital age, the European Council

Copyright for performers extended to 70 years

  • McCann FitzGerald
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  • European Union
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  • November 25 2011

A new Directive has extended the copyright term on sound recordings in the EU from 50 to 70 years

European principles regarding the digitization of books agreed

  • McCann FitzGerald
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  • European Union
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  • November 25 2011

On 20 September 2011 a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") was signed by representatives of European libraries, publishers, authors and collecting societies

Artists’ Resale Right extended to heirs

  • McCann FitzGerald
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • January 17 2012

With effect from 1 January 2012 the provisions of the EU Directive on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art have been extended in Ireland to the heirs of the artist and will last for a period of 70 years after the death of the artist

Recent developments in copyright law

  • McCann FitzGerald
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • July 20 2012

In this article, we take a look in brief at the latest copyright decisions which have been handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"