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The Dutch Supreme Court has referred the case concerning the copyright of the online publication of Anne Frank’s diary to the European Court of Justice. The Anne Frank Foundation is demanding that the publication of Anne Frank’s diary manuscripts on a website be stopped or that the website be blocked for the Dutch public, including via VPN or proxy.

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes its first ever report on the European video games industry and its users in Europe, providing key insights into one of Europe’s most dynamic creative industries.

Intellectual property: Member States are required to protect works of art in the European Union, irrespective of the country of origin of those works or the nationality of their author.

The holder of the protection that Directive 2009/24 on the legal protection of computer programs provides cannot prohibit the marketing by a third party of software which merely changes variables transferred temporarily to a game console’s RAM.

The Report aims to highlight the potential implications of the Metaverse (virtual reality-based digital space) in the field of intellectual property and how related technologies can be misused for infringement and crimes against intellectual property.

This joint report EUIPO-Europol shows the importance of IP crime and how it is interlinked to other criminal activities carried out by organized crime groups who take advantage of the worldwide demand for low-cost goods, misleading consumers into purchasing fake products. This report examines the extensive impact of intellectual property crime, driven by counterfeit goods and pirated content and the sophisticated methods employed by scammers and organized crime groups to commit IP crime and exploit consumer behaviors.

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The Hungarian Presidency of the European Council brought to the attention of the representatives of the Member States a special Questionnaire to promote the discussion and the exchange of views on the relationship and effects of generative artificial intelligence (generative artificial intelligence) in copyright law and in particular in the copyright and related right- of the beneficiaries.

The AI Office, set up by the European Commission, has organized a meeting on artificial intelligence, which will mark the start of a collaborative effort involving general-purpose AI model providers, industry organizations, academia, and civil society, aiming to craft a robust framework. The Plenary will focus on outlining the working groups, timelines, and expected results, including the initial conclusions of a multilateral consultation.