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ALRC copyright and the digital economy update

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Australia
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  • September 14 2012

On 20 August 2012, the ALRC released its first issues paper for its Inquiry into Copyright and the Digital Economy in Australia

EU Commission's proposal for a directive on collective rights management

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
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  • July 27 2012

The Commission's proposal aims to establish a legal framework for the collective management of rights that are administered by collecting societies on behalf of rights holders

EU informal agreement dealing with orphan copyright works

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union
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  • July 27 2012

On 6 June, the European Parliament and Council informally agreed draft legislation to deal with orphan works, so called because the copyright owner is unknown

Sentence imposed for "camcording"

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
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  • May 31 2012

On 12 January 2012, the Criminal Court of Dax sentenced a "camcording" pirate to nine months in prison (subject to reprieve) and to pay 373,500 in damages

ECJ rules that the broadcasting of music within private dental practices does not entitle music producers to remuneration

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union, Italy
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  • May 31 2012

On 15 March 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a preliminary ruling on the questions referred by the Italian Court of Appeal of Turin in the occasion of a proceeding regarding the obligation of a dentist to pay a remuneration to the phonogram producers for the broadcasting of phonograms in his dental practice by way of background music

Spanish Competition Commission imposes a fine on the Spanish collecting society for audiovisual producers for demanding abusive fees

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Spain
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  • May 31 2012

On 2 March 2012, the Spanish Competition Commission (CNC) imposed a fine of 478,515 on the Spanish collecting society for producers (Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales or Egeda) for abusing its dominant position in the market of granting licences and for the remuneration to audiovisual producers by hotel facilities for public announcement activities carried out in hotel rooms

Order granted against ISPs in the pirate bay case

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 22 2012

We reported on the preliminary hearing of the High Court in the Pirate Bay proceedings here, when it was found that the operators and users of the Pirate Bay website were infringing copyright

ISP's safe under Australian law for now

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Australia
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  • May 22 2012

On April 20 Australia's highest court found that internet service provider iiNet was not responsible for the infringing acts of its customers, upholding a 2011 decision of Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia

US: "6 strikes and you're out" to be implemented

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • USA
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  • May 22 2012

In July last year, several of the USA's major ISPs launched a collaborative bid to combat online copyright infringement

Protection of TV program formats

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Italy
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  • May 17 2012

On 22 February 2012, in a case brought by the BBC, the Court of Rome ruled that the Italian TV show "Baila", broadcast by Reti Televisive Italiane S.p.A. (RTI), was an unauthorised derivative of the UK TV show "Strictly Come Dancing", which is broadcast by the BBC

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