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WIPO announces an open call for proposals/essays for a special issue of the WIPO Magazine. This issue will explore the diverse intellectual property (IP) issues affecting the vibrant global music industry and local scenes.
This joint study examines the economic outcomes of companies that hold Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in contrast to those that do not register such rights.
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In a recent decision, the Court of Milan has ordered Cloudflare to block pirated streaming services offering Serie A football matches. The Court found that the services offered by Cloudflare are instrumental in facilitating access to pirated content.
Youtube-dl is a software tool that allows the downloading of video and audio from YouTube. It enables video and audio to be uploaded from licensed platforms by circumventing technical protection measures. Due to the possible illegal use of youtube-dl, its creator has chosen to remain anonymous. Representatives of the BVMI (Bundesverband Musikindustrie) took the matter to the German courts, asking the hosting provider from which the youtube-dl could be downloaded to suspend the operation of its client’s server.
New study from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) concerning search engines entitled “Search Engines: challenges and good practices for limiting search traffic to content and services that infringe intellectual property”.
The Hellenic Copyright Organization (HCO) and the National School of Judiciary signed a Memorandum of Educational cooperation on December 17th 2024, aiming to strengthen closer cooperation and ties between the two institutions.
The study is the first of its kind globally to estimate the economic impact of artificial intelligence on the music and audiovisual sector, and estimates that artificial intelligence will add additional wealth to technology companies, while significantly jeopardizing the income of creators over the next five years.
WIPO has issued a Guide to help inform of how intellectual property can support loan financing, prepare stakeholders for discussions with lending institutions, and provide information on the lending process, maximizing the value of intangible assets, and facilitating favorable loan financing terms.